The tender process introduced by the Mahinda Rajapaksa government in 2006 influenced the birth of thieves in Sri Lanka. According to the Code of Conduct, everyone associated with the purchases can earn money illegally. In a press conference held yesterday (31), it was revealed that the cabinet is working to pass a bill to prevent the destruction of the country’s wildlife resources.
The special press conference was held at the National Library and Documentation Services Board Auditorium to reveal the invisible aspects of the Cabinet approval obtained for solving the problems of the forests under the control of the Forest and Wildlife Conservation Departments. There, many issues such as the possible adverse effects on the existence of reserved forests in the 11 districts subject to cabinet approval and the possible agricultural crisis, water crisis, and the development of elephant-human conflict due to this wrong decision were discussed.
Ordinances which create such dangerous situations should not be passed and future situations should have been seen before passing such things.
For this purpose, Chintaka Rajapaksa and Sajeeva Chamikara of Land and Agriculture Reform Movement, Janaka Withanage of Environmental Justice Center, Supun Lahiru Prakash of Biodiversity Conservation and Research Circle, Hasanta Wijetunga of Eco Brigade Organization, Lakshita Edirisinghe of Young Zoologists Association, Krishan Velwala of Biodiversity Conservation Association and social activists. Palitha Wickramaratne participated.
