The Hon. Thilina Samarakoon
Hon. Thilina Samarakoon raised concerns about alleged appropriation of public lands and sensitive wildlife areas through political influence and official patronage. He asked whether lands under Divisional Secretaries in human–elephant conflict zones could be reassigned to preserve corridors such as Kalawewa–Nachchaduwa, or allocated for socially beneficial purposes, rather than being given on long-term leases.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Thank you, Hon. Deputy Minister. My second supplementary: There are allegations that, using political influence and official patronage, lands belonging to the people and sensitive wildlife areas have been appropriated. Especially where there is a human–elephant conflict, can lands under the Divisional Secretary be reassigned—for instance, to maintain corridors like Kalawewa–Nachchaduwa—or otherwise reallocated to a socially beneficial use, instead of proceeding with long-term leases in such sensitive areas?
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 9 September 2025 ·No. 1757672711095734 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Thilina Samarakoon. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 September 2025. No. 1757672711095734. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/9672