Hon. Ruwan Wijeweera,— To ask the Minister of Environment,— (1)
(a) Will he inform this House —
(i) of the total area of land in Monaragala District, and out of that area, of the portions owned by the Department of Wildlife and the Department of Forest Conservation, separately;
(ii) of such extent, as a percentage;
(iii) of the criteria applied when a certain extent of land is brought under the purview of the Department of Forest Conservation;
(iv) of the extent of land in Monaragala District handed over to the Divisional Secretary by the Department of Forest Conservation in 2021;
(v) of such land, of the extent that has been released by the Divisional Secretaries on a long-term lease basis;
(vi) if so, the names of such institutions and individuals;
(vii) within this transfer process, of the extent of land held by the ‘Wandama–Demaliya’ Reserve and the extent of land released to the Divisional Secretary in the Monaragala District, separately; and
(viii) of the said extent of land released to the Divisional Secretary, of the extent that has been released on a lease basis?
(b) If not, why?
Asked Date
2026-01-23
Asked by
Hon. Ruwan Wijeweera, M.P.
Ministry
Environment
Legislature
Tenth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
First Session
The answer is given in sinhala language.
Answered Date
2026-01-23
Answered by
Hon. (Dr.) Dammika Patabendi, M.P.
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