“One hotel is being constructed in the Dolekanda Grama Niladari area after clearing seven acres of forest land. The Kalawana Divisional Secretariat has approved the construction of the hotel ignoring environmental regulations. He has cleared around eight acres of forest land, the environmentalist said. The two hotels were obstructing the elephant corridors used by the remaining two elephants in the Sinharaja Forest Reserve. “The government is silent when the Sinharaja forest is degraded and elephant corridors are closed by businessmen.

Source: The Nation April 17, 2021 00:00 UTC