About 80 farmers were killed every year due to wild elephant attacks around the country, it was revealed in a discussion held at the Ministry of Agriculture last week.
Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said that it was revealed when the review committee meeting held to prevent damages by wild animals.
The Minister said the proposals had been asked from experts to be submitted to prevent such damages by animals.
“But no such proposal had been fruitful,” he said.
This review committee meeting was held on the instructions of the President to provide a report and take measures to minimise the damages caused by wild animals, mainly elephants.
The Minister stated that wild beasts were killed in some countries as they damage cultivation and no such decision had been taken as Sri Lanka upheld Buddhist Principles.
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