Srilanka, Aug. 5 -- The monitoring committee appointed to formulate a new National Action Plan for managing the human-elephant conflict met at the Parliament Complex.



The meeting was chaired by Minister of Environment Dr. Dhammika Patabendi and Deputy Minister of Environment Anton Jayakody. It was attended by Members of Parliament representing districts severely affected by the human-elephant conflict, officials from the Ministry of Environment, District and Divisional Secretaries, as well as representatives of the Department of Wildlife Conservation and the Department of Forest Conservation.



Discussions focused on developing a community-based human-elephant conflict management programme, clearing elephant corridors and establish...