The Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi
Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi asked whether the Government has a concrete programme to address the intensifying human-elephant conflict, citing recent protests in Anuradhapura and reports of rising elephant and human deaths. He criticized past temporary measures and alleged politically influenced, ineffective spending, and called for policy decisions and official intervention to protect both people and elephants.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 My second supplementary: Media and public reports show the HEC is intensifying. Recently, in Anuradhapura, people protested. Traditionally Governments opt for temporary measures. In one case, an MP started cutting tusks, wasting billions through political cronies, with no effect. This Government has had time to take policy decisions to protect elephants and stop elephant deaths and human fatalities with proper official intervention. Do you have a concrete programme to act on both fronts?
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 22 January 2025 ·No. 1739261035021938 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 January 2025. No. 1739261035021938. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/5625