The Present Pathatic Situation

The Present Pathatic Situation

According to the research of Divisional Secretary of Galgamuwa

     in the North-Western Province in Sri Lanka.

01.  Wild elephants have been living in this area for thousands of years.

          And there was enough forest for them.

    

   02.  As a result of infra-structure development, the human population increased

          and people illegally cleared the forest in order to grow crops, and later the 

          government issued  deeds for these lands to the people so that they could

          continue their cultivations.

   03.   The war and the mahaweli project forced the natural elephant population      to move towards Galgamuva

          THE ABOVE REASONS CAUSED THE WILD  ELEPHANTS  TO INVADE THE

          CHENAS  AND THE GARDENS OF THE FARMERS.

As a result of this, the people face a series of problems caused by the stranded wild elephants.

—      Death 

—      Injury and part or complete disability.

—      Damage to houses.

—      Destruction of crops.

—      Eating stored grains.

—      Interruption  for the villagers’ day-to-day  life