Case filed against MP Kiriella’s daughter for clearing an echo sensitive area in Hanthana (video)
Posted on September 12th, 2020

Courtesy Hiru News

The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) has taken legal action against the daughter of MP Lakshman Kiriella for clearing an eco-sensitive area in the Hanthana Reserve.

Meanwhile, it was reported to us that another group had cleared another 30 acres of land that did not belong to the Hanthana ecological area.

Hanthana has been a popular destination for many locals and foreigners since the days of the Kingdom of Senkadagala in Kandy and during the British rule.

Hanthana, rich in biodiversity and temperate climate, is a mountain range of unique value to Senkadagala.<

Residents allege that a significant area of ​​the 30-acre site has been cleared.

Meanwhile, the Hanthana Conservation Organization recently revealed that an ecologically sensitive area ​​over the height of 3000 meters has been cleared in the Hanthana Reserve.

However, in a statement, Kandy District Parliamentarian Lakshman Kiriella stated that he had purchased the land in 1990.

The announcement further stated that with the enthusiasm created in the country for cultivation after the appointment of the new government, only the grass that had grown there had been reduced due to the difficulty in entering the land where tea and pepper had been grown earlier.

However, the Central Environmental Authority states that it has decided to file a case against the owner of the land in connection with the incident.

2 Responses to “Case filed against MP Kiriella’s daughter for clearing an echo sensitive area in Hanthana (video)”

  1. aloy Says:

    As per this evening news broadcast of Sirasa TV at 7pm people have stared clearing land in knuckles range in upcounty ostensibly for farming. Even British planters spared this area because it is from there all our rivers originate. I do not think the parliamentarians and their henchmen in MOF etc know the actual value of these lands in sustaining the Sri Lanakan population alive. I have listened to many environmentalists explain how the the vegetation there keep the base flow going and supply water to the towns and cities at lower level.
    Our ancient rulers have known that mysterious action by which the plants help to keep the plants alive and in return the plants keep the soil wet and protected. It is the same mechanism they made use of to draw water to the top of Sigiriya rock.
    Even some of our village folks know it. If they are not convinced they can watch the video from the link below by copy pasting it on search bar:

    “https://youtu.be/7jy06aIjkAM”

    Also in the same news bulletin there was this fiery speech by an old minister saying that he will get surveyors from even India to do the surveying work completed to map land to be distributed to their owners irrespective of whether they are the rightful owners or not. The current occupiers of these land should not be allowed to clear them and do what ever they want. The middle east is a dessert today because they had cleared the land by over grassing ect and living there is very difficult. If he wants let this minister go to India and join his kith and kin.

    No turning of this country’s land into a desert. We campaigned and got this prez elected to protect the country and our heritage. It is disheartening to see that he is going astray.

  2. aloy Says:

    Prez RP was led by the nose to do all sorts of actions bordering on criminality, such as sacrificing 600 policemen and giving arms to LTTE by Paskaralingam. Is the current one also is being led by some unscrupulous people, perhaps in the same as the previous one.

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