The Hon. Dammika Patabendi - Minister of Environment
The Minister stated that past policy failures had worsened the human–elephant conflict and placed both communities and elephants at risk. He said the Government is consulting experts, collecting information, and preparing a systematic programme for elephant conservation and urgent intervention to restore balance between humans and elephants.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, as you said, wrong policies of past Governments have exacerbated the breakdown of the balance between humans and elephants. We are studying this now. We cannot repeat past mistakes. Both people and many elephants that should be conserved are at risk. We are engaging experts, gathering information, and preparing a systematic programme for elephant conservation, and to intervene urgently to restore human–elephant balance.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 22 January 2025 ·No. 1739261035021938 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Dammika Patabendi - Minister of Environment. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 January 2025. No. 1739261035021938. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/5624