1406/2020
Hon. Charles Nirmalanathan,— To ask the Minister of Environment,—
(a) Is he aware that—
(i) institutions like Hammersmith Lanka, Orient Minerals, Sanuur Minerals, Hillsite Exploration, Supreme Solutions and the GSMB technical services private limited have been authorized to conduct research regarding Ilmenite mining in the islands of the Mannar district;
(ii) it has been officially announced that the Australian company by the name of Titanic Sands Ltd has been licensed for Ilmenite mining in the Mannar island and is supposed to initiate excavation activities expeditiously;
(iii) 20 containers of sand extracted from Pesale village of Mannar island have been sent to South Africa for research purposes; and
(iv) there is an impending threat over the destruction of the said island as a result of sand mining as no elevation above sea level is usually seen in the Mannar island?
(b) Will he inform this House whether steps will be taken to prevent sand mining in the Mannar island?
(c) If not, why?
Asked Date
2021-11-08
Asked by
Hon. Charles Nirmalanathan, M.P.
Ministry
Environment
Legislature
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
1
Issues related Ilmenite excavation in Mannar island
Answered Date
2021-11-08
Answered by
Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena, M.P.
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