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
1
Outbreak of African swine fever among pigs
Answered Date
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