Hon. Chandana Thennakoon
Hon. Chandana Thennakoon raised a supplementary question on crop-raiding elephants in Galgamuwa, Ehetuwewa, Ambanpola, Nikaweratiya and parts of Yapahuwa, noting that elephants living in small forest patches outside major forests damage crops, houses and property. He asked whether, beyond opening wildlife offices and providing vehicles, the Government has any new scientific plans to manage elephants in non-forest areas.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 My second supplementary: Regarding crop-raiding elephants, in our areas—Galgamuwa, Ehetuwewa, Ambanpola, Nikaweratiya, and part of Yapahuwa—there are no large forests, but many elephants live in small forest patches and frequently raid fields, damage houses and property, posing a big threat. You have opened new wildlife offices and provided vehicles. Beyond that, do you have new scientific plans for managing elephants living in non-forest areas?
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 10 June 2026 ·No. 23707 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Chandana Thennakoon. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 June 2026. No. 23707. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21524