187/2024
Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna,— To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation,—(1)
(a) Is he aware that —
(i) pigs are currently dying due to an epidemy spreading among the pigs raised on animal farms in Sri Lanka;
(ii) both small-scale and large-scale animal farms have had to be closed down completely consequent to this situation;
(iii) as no specific vaccine or medicine is available for the said disease, dying of animals in this manner is causing huge losses to the owners of these animal farms; and
(iv) no compensation or relief is being provided to these farm owners for the losses/damages that have been caused to them?
(b) Will he inform this House —
(i) whether steps will be taken to provide some compensation/relief for the animals that die because of the disease mentioned above; and
(ii) if so, of the date on which such compensation/relief will be provided?
(c) If not, why?
Asked Date
2025-01-07
Asked by
Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna, M.P.
Ministry
Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation
Legislature
Tenth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
First Session
The answer is given in sinhala language.
Answered Date
2025-01-07
Answered by
Hon. Namal Karunaratne, M.P.
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