PARLIAMENT

Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha,—To ask the Minister of Environment,— (1)

(a) Will he inform this House—

(i) of the amount that was spent on the construction and maintenance of electric fences from 2015 to date, separately for each year;

(ii) of the number of wild elephants and the number of people who perished and the amount of property damage caused by the elephant-human conflict during the above-mentioned period, separately for each year;

(iii) whether he accepts that a permanent solution to the elephant-human conflict has not been found, compared to the amount spent on the construction and maintenance of electric fences;

(iv) if so, of the measures that will be taken to provide a sustainable solution to the elephant-human conflict?

(b) If not, why?