The Hon. Dinindu Saman
Dinindu Saman alleged that over 1,000 acres of conservation land in the Bogahapelessa Reserve, Haldummulla, had been illegally cultivated with the involvement of a former Uva Governor. He stated that political pressure was placed on the Ceylon Electricity Board to supply electricity to these cultivations, including through an elephant corridor, and asked whether the Ministry would recover the public funds spent on the project.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 In Haldummulla, Mahalanda GN Division, Bogahapelessa Reserve, over 1,000 acres of conservation land have been illicitly cultivated with alleged involvement of a former Uva Governor. Political pressure was exerted on the CEB to provide electricity to these illicit cultivations, and substantial funds were spent to facilitate supply through the reserve, even across an elephant corridor. Will the Ministry recover the funds spent on this illegal project?
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- Hansard, Monday, 10 March 2025 ·No. 1743651953052186 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Dinindu Saman. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 March 2025. No. 1743651953052186. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/29342