The Hon. Dinesh Hemantha

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Matale· 19 March 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Anti-Elephant Electric Fencing (Q.2/2025)

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Hon. Dinesh Hemantha raised the severity of human-elephant conflict in four Divisional Secretariat Divisions of the Laggala electorate in Matale District. He stated that wildlife officers identify inadequate manpower, particularly a shortage of regulatory officers, as the main barrier to effective intervention, and asked whether future plans include increasing their numbers.

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¶ 01 Thank you, Hon. Deputy Minister. My first supplementary:

¶ 02 Human-elephant conflict affects the whole country and is severe in four Divisional Secretariat Divisions of the Laggala electorate in Matale District, which I represent. Wildlife officers cite lack of adequate manpower—insufficient regulatory officers—as the main obstacle to intervention. Will you increase the number of regulatory officers in your future plans?

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Source: Hansard, Wednesday, 19 March 2025 ·No. 1748499233099643 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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