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Hon. Tissa Attanayake,— To ask the Minister of Wildlife Resources Conservation,—
(a) Is he aware that—
(i) the people living in areas like Udawalawa, Yala, Wilpattu, Wasgamuwa, Galgamuwa and Anuradhapura still become victims of attacks by wild elephants; and
(ii) as a remedial measure to protect the people of those areas from the wild elephant menace, persons were recruited as casual labourers from the year 2002 to serve in the Department of Wildlife Conservation for activities such as maintenance of electric fences, chasing away wild elephants, bringing to book hunters and sellers of game, etc.?
(b) Will he state—
(i) the number of employees recruited as mentioned in (a)(ii) above;
(ii) whether he admits that the danger caused by wild elephants has increased again in those areas as the service of the said employees has been suspended with effect from 01.01.2013 and that those people who lost their jobs have been subjected to severe inconvenience; and
(iii) if so, whether action will be taken to re-instate those employees, confirm them in service and solve the wild elephant issue that prevails in those areas?
(c) If not, why?
Asked Date
2014-03-20
Asked by
Hon. Tissa Attanayake, M.P.
Ministry
Wildlife Resources Conservation
Legislature
Seventh Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
1
Wild Elephants- attacks
Answered Date
2014-06-18
Answered by
Hon. Wijith Wijayamuni Zoysa, M.P.
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