The Hon. (Dr.) Elayathamby Srinath
Hon. (Dr.) Elayathamby Srinath raised concerns about a proposed prawn farm in the Vakarai Divisional Secretariat Division, noting that it had been discussed at the District Coordinating Committee, with a feasibility study completed and thousands of acres allocated. He requested a re-study that considers the interests of local communities and asked for the involvement of the Minister of Environment in addressing the issue.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Sir, give me one more minute, please.
¶ 02 Another issue: establishing a prawn farm in the Vakarai Divisional Secretariat Division. This was discussed at the DCC. A feasibility study was done and thousands of acres allocated, but I request a re-study, considering local communities. I also request the Hon. Minister of Environment to be involved. Thank you; please consider these important Batticaloa issues.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Elayathamby Srinath. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 January 2025. No. 1737023464031571. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/27634