0002/’10
Hon. Sajith Premadasa,— To ask the Minister of Environment,—
(a) Is he aware of the fact that 4500 to 6000 farmer families have made chena cultivation their livelihood for well over 40 years in an extent of 7000 acres from Kirinda yala to Ranminitenna village in the Tissamaharama Divisional Secretariat division in the Hambantota district?
(b) Will he inform this House whether —
(i) there is a plan to dispossess those helpless farmers of their farm lands; and
(ii) steps would be taken forthwith to terminate such an attempt, if there is one?
(c) Will he state —
(i) whether those farm lands are constantly destroyed by wild elephants;
(ii) if so, the courses of action to be taken to prevent such destructions;
(iii) whether steps would be taken to develop those farm lands with the provision of Infrastructure facilities such as water, electricity and roads and confer the ownership of those lands to the farmers?
(d) If not, why?
Asked Date
2010-05-18
Asked by
Hon. Sajith Premadasa, M.P.
Ministry
Environment
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Seventh Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
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First Session
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