Sri Lanka, Nov. 2 -- Opposition and SJB leader Sajith Premadasa has initiated a programme to construct a life-sized statue of Tusker 'Kawantissa', at the Siyambalangamuwa Tank Reservation.Follow Politics

It will be located in the estate premises of the late President R. Premadasa at Kahambiliyawetiyawatta in Ambanpola, located close to the area frequently inhabited by the Kahalla-Pallekelle herd, of which Kawantissa was the anointed leader, Premadasa in a message said.

The area allocated will comprise of the said statue and a research library premises that would promote research, establish a hub that enables initiatives to minimise and mitigate human-elephant conflict, and promote the conservation of tuskers and elephant herds for the b...