However for this function, in addition to giving the environmental evaluation report, there’s an elephant move in part of the farm, and there are locations with archaeological values in some locations.
The Minister of Agriculture and Plantation Industries, Mr. Mahinda Amaraweera, instructed the Nationwide Livestock Growth Board to arrange an environmental evaluation report relating to the Kandakadu Farm Plantation Undertaking by drawing consideration to those information.
Accordingly, the environmental evaluation report ready by the Nationwide Livestock Growth Board utilizing a panel of specialists was just lately (17) by the chairman of that panel, Professor H. A. Cyril handed over to the Minister of Agriculture and Plantation Business, Mr. Mahinda Amaraweera.
A dialogue on this was held just lately (17) within the Ministry of Agriculture. The dialogue was chaired by the Minister of Agriculture and Plantation Industries, Mr. Mahinda Amaraweera, and the officers of the Ministries of Land, Mahaweli, in addition to the officers of the NLDB, and the farmers collaborating within the cultivation of maize within the Kandakadu farm additionally participated.
In line with this report, it has been determined to keep up the elements reserved for wild elephants and locations of archaeological worth as they’re, and to not use these areas for cultivation. Additionally, this environmental report has given needed approval for the cultivation of maize with none environmental injury.
The minister who expressed his opinion suggested to start out the cultivation of maize instantly by using the land of this farm.
All the issues are over now. In line with the directions given within the environmental evaluation report, steps needs to be taken to start out cultivation. We use the harvest of this maize crop for animal feed. One of many causes for the rise within the worth of milk, eggs and poultry previously was the scarcity of animal feed and the rise in costs. But when we develop the quantity of maize we want, there is no such thing as a downside. Due to this fact, the minister additionally mentioned to start out maize cultivation within the yala season at once.
Right here, the chairman of the Nationwide Livestock Growth Board, Professor H.A. Mr. Cyril handed over the Surroundings Influence Evaluation Report proposed Agricultural Growth mission Kandakaduwa to the Minister.
