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News Image 77914 - Sri Lanka President instructs to evict illegal settlers from forest conservation and elephant paths areas
Saturday, 28 July 2012 - 11:40 AM SL Time - Some news pictures are worth a million words
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Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has instructed the authorities to immediately evict illegal settlers that have encroached forest conservation areas and other state land.
Addressing the Kurunegala District Development Committee meeting held in the Kurunegala Cooperative Building today the President said he had received complaints that certain groups have encroached about 500 acres in forest conservation areas and no one can be allowed to forcibly occupy state land.
He instructed officials to immediately take measures to also remove settlers occupying reservoir levees and catchment areas as well as routes frequented by elephants in conserved areas and provide irrigation facilities to farmers.
The President stressed that water supply schemes cannot be stopped for dry regions and state cannot allow the illegal settlers to destruct irrigation schemes.
Focusing on the human-elephant conflict in the district, the President insisted that the politicians as well as the government officials need to take measures to find a permanent solution to the issue without causing injustice to the animals as well as people.
He instructed the officials to provide alternate land to unauthorized dwellers and relocate them away from elephant paths.
The President, who was told that about 300 wild elephants are roaming within the Kurunegala and Puttalam districts, ordered the officials to set up electric fences, if necessary, to keep the animals away.
The Development Committee meeting also focused on the construction of the maternity wards complex which is being built at the Kurunegala Hospital and issues in several sectors including education, roads and transport.
President Rajapaksa also underlined the need for local government officials to ignore petty protests against urban development and work on behalf of all the people.
Ministers and parliamentarians of Kurunegala district and Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga also participated in the discussions.
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AnuD
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 28 Jul 2012 05:00:18 GMT Report for Abuse
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I was listening to this talk. It was good.
Only thing is there is a election ahead. that is why he is there, I suppose.
Again, President did not inquire about the prominent govt politico threatening the Police OIC. I heard, that politico is like that always.
In this place I heard, Govt is giving contracts to people who don't know anything and they subcontract to people who don't finish it or do substandard work.
That is corruption when they don't give proper contracts or give contracts to people who don't do it. They should not pay the initial contractor if the work is not finished properly. They should hold some money for some time in order to complete holes like this or contractor should be insured in order to pay back when they do sub standard work. |
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 28 Jul 2012 06:23:52 GMT Report for Abuse
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa has instructed the authorities to immediately evict illegal settlers that have encroached forest conservation areas and other state land.
Who encroached forest conservation areas in Eezham?? in KKT, Palalai, Amparai, Trinco (Prabhapuram)....?? all Jingalaas...! |
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 28 Jul 2012 07:14:58 GMT Report for Abuse
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Who encroached forest conservation areas in Eezham?? in KKT, Palalai, Amparai, Trinco (Prabhapuram)....??
Para demala called tamils encroached our lands KKT, Palalai, Amparai, Trinco and call it Eezham. We chase the buggers out of the country and killed others.
Very soon North and EAST going to name as Mahindapura and Sarathpura.
No objection Tamils calling it Mahindapuram and Sarathpuram
Edited By - wick - 28 Jul 2012 07:16:10 GMT |
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28 Jul 2012 14:23:55 GMT Report for Abuse
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Only thing is there is a election ahead. that is why he is there, I suppose.
to get votes from the elephants by clearing out their path? :) |
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29 Jul 2012 10:00:09 GMT Report for Abuse
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What has happened to the Law Enforcement Authorities there?
After breaking the nerve system in good governance, what is the point of instructing now?
H.E should implement all amendments fully, and abolish his powers which are useless for the development of the country.
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30 Jul 2012 04:50:15 GMT Report for Abuse
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Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has instructed the authorities to immediately evict illegal settlers that have encroached forest conservation areas and other state land.
Aren't govt. politicos involved in all the illegal settlement and encroachment? If the Prez. is really serious, all he has to do to tell the politicos privately to back off. By going public, he is getting some political mileage but, in fact, nothing will change. |
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31 Jul 2012 09:23:19 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Ohh, please do more constructions and screw the country. that's the only way forward for Sri lanka ... |
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