Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith has said laws should be enacted to severely punish those who destroy the flora in the country. The Cardinal expressed these views during a courtesy call by Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena at the Cardinal’s official residence yesterday. It has to stop and the government should take necessary steps to formulate a programme to protect forests in accordance with the Constitution itself. Laws should be enacted to severely punish those who destroy the flora in this country. If the ecosystem of the country could be protected by doing so, our water resources would be in great demand, in future world water shortages” the Cardinal said.

Source: The Nation December 23, 2020 08:48 UTC