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Farmers suspected of poisoning birds that raid their paddy fields
By Ifham Nizam
Environmentalists and animal lovers are urging the Department of Wildlife Conservation to take legal action against farmers who are alleged to have poisoned birds in Eluwankulama area bordering the Wilpattu Forest Reserve, recently.
The Wildlife and Nature Protection Society of Sri Lanka has stressed that those who are found guilty in such inhuman acts should be severely punished.
Environmentalists also urged that post mortems should be conducted on the dead birds without further delay. They alleged that the Department usually covered up such incidents.
A department official however said that the bird carcasses had been sent to the Department of Government Analyst for further examination.
More than 500 birds of Passeridae family, commonly known as ‘Wee kurulla/gela kalu wee kurulla in Sri Lanka’ were found dead..
It is reported that paddy farmers earlier found about 14 bird carcasses in their fields.
Puttalam District Assistant Director of Wildlife Eranda Gamage told the media: “We immediately started to remove the carcasses from the fields, as scavengers were already pecking at the dead birds. We also came across a few birds that were yet alive but lay helpless on the ground unable to take flight.”
Initial studies indicated that the birds had been poisoned.
The Wildlife Department said hundreds of birds had been buried to eliminate further poisoning of other animals which ate their carcasses.
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“Sri Lanka’s Economic Revival – Reflection on the Journey from Crisis to Recovery” by Mahinda Siriwardana presented to the President
The book “Sri Lanka’s Economic Revival – Reflection on the Journey from Crisis to Recovery” ,authored by Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, Mr. Mahinda Siriwardana, was officially launched this morning (08) at the Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, with the participation of President Anura Kumara Disanayake.
The first copy of the publication was formally presented to President Disanayake by Mr. Siriwardana during the event.
It has been reported that former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias ‘Pilleyan’ has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
A meeting between President Anura Kumara Disanayake and senior officials of SriLankan Airlines was held this afternoon (April 8) at the Presidential Secretariat.
The discussions mainly focused on proposals to transform SriLankan Airlines into a more profitable state-owned enterprise. Special attention was also given to possible short-term and long-term solutions for the airline’s debt management.
The talks further explored new investment opportunities for the airline. The President instructed the officials to take all necessary steps to transform SriLankan Airlines into a profit-making entity.
Although the airline has recorded operational profits, due to past mismanagement and poor decision-making, it remains one of the leading loss-making state enterprises. The current government has decided to reverse the previous administration’s decision to privatize the airline. Instead, it plans to continue operating it as the national carrier while introducing a new management structure to ensure its profitability moving forward.
Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando, President’s Senior Advisor Duminda Hulangamuwa, Chairman of SriLankan Airlines Sarath Ganegoda along with several senior officials of SriLankan Airlines, were present at the meeting.
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