EMANTHI-NEWSBLOG

Sunday, July 15, 2018

A confusion occurred among Political circles today(15) over a Special Cercular issued by the Pesticide Registrar General on 11 th of Julu stating the lifting of the Ban imposed on Using of Glyphosate for all crops.

As many have criticized the circular including the Minister of Health And Cabinet Co -Spokesman Dr.Rajitha Senaratne,The Pesticide Registrar General is due to issue another Circular this week to assure that the Glyphosate Ban will be lifted only for Tea and Rubber crops.

As per a request made by Minister of Crops Navin Dissanayake the Glyphosate Ban will be not affected to Tea and Rubber from this year.

Meanwhile Cabinet Co-Spokesman Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has stated that the Cabinet had lifted the ban on Glyphosate which was implemented in 2015 for all crops, only for Tea and Rubber.

No one can take decisions by violating the Cabinet Decisions Minister has stressed.

Around 40 Wild Elephants In Villages At Hambanthota Were Chased Away To A Reserve

During a special mission carried out in Katuwewa and Port Village in Hambanthota District from last friday evening(13) to Saturday evening(14) around 40 wild elephants entered in to villages have been chased away to newly created Wild Elephant Management Reserve in Hambanthota.

Various methods including the building of the Elephant fence were adapted to chased away the Wild Elephants to the reserve.

Wild Life officers belonging to Lunugamwehera,Bundala and Hambanthota areas along with the Deputy Minister of Wild Life Palitha Thewarapperuma have been participated for this mission.