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Enforce law strictly against forest arsonists, poachers: Wildlife Minister
Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation Minister Pavitra Wanniarachchi told the relevant officials to enforce the law strictly against animal poachers and those who start forest fires.
She said this during a special discussion on measures to be taken to prevent forest fires held in the
Ministry auditorium.
It was also proposed to present a Cabinet Paper with the measures to be taken to prevent forest fires and to raise awareness among them.
It was suggested that the three armed forces, the police, the Civil Defence Force, the Disaster Management Centre, district secretariats, divisional secretariats, the Forest Conservation Department and the Wildlife Department jointly implement several programmes at the district and Divisional Secretariat level.
"One of the objectives of the Education Ministry is to educate schoolchildren to protect forest reserves and prevent forest fires," she said.
The Minister also said that the Sri Lanka Police Department should seek the support of the civil defence committees established at the village level to protect the forests and take action against those who damage them.
It was decided to implement a programme to educate the people of the villages near the forests at the Grama Seva division level with the support of the government officials attached to the Divisional Secretariats.
It was also decided to get the support of the fire fighting units of the local authorities in case of emergencies. (Chaturanga Pradeep Samarawickrama)
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