President should responsible about environmental devastation in Hambantota - Chameera

Dec 08, 2016

Civil rights activists worry about the loose of forest lands in the greenly island of Sri Lanka. Addressing the media Chameera Perera said that as the Minister of Environment President Sirisena should concern over loose of 15,000 acres in Hambantota.

“Government had taken a decision to give 15,000 acres of land in Hambantota to China.”

He added, “It will create number of environmental problems in the country.”

“It will increase the number of human-elephant conflicts due to the reduction of their habitats,” Perera, co-convener of Left Centre said at the press held at CSR in Colombo on Dec. 6, 2016

During the press conference activists spoke out current socio-economic and political issues such as budget & reconciliation.

Local media sources reported that China requested 15.000 acres of land in Hambantota for the creation of Economic Zone.

- Lawrence Ferdinando - Colombo.