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Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Elephants disallowed to the Perahera would be confiscated
Jun 28, 2016
Minister
in charge of sustainable development wildlife Gamini Jayawickarama
Perera said if the owners do not wish to give elephant’s and tuskers for
the use of Perahera in the coming days would be confiscated under court
orders.
The
minister said the government has agreed to deploy all tamed elephant’s
and tusker's for Perahera’s and the government would abolish the
elephant license if any elephant owner’s breaks the law.
The minister gave these comments when the reporters questioned him following a function held in the central provincial council auditorium today 27th. The function was held to raise awareness to the central provincial council officials about sustainable development.
Elephant training center
The minister said it is not suitable to use the elephants which have been illegally kept in Perahera’s but he said some elephant’s has been severely tortured.
The minister said the government will have a count of the elephant’s and tuskers used for Perahera’s but for the moment he said there are 120 to 140 elephant’s. He further said an elephants training center would be started soon to tame the elephants to use in the Perahera and the ministry is hoping to tame 30 elephants.
The minister said “it would be ideal if a place like Ma oya where there is a large area, where the water can flow, is suitable for this elephant training center. Areas where there ponds are not suitable. Training of mahouts would also take place. The idea to start such a training center is to hold Perahera in rural areas. Some Vihara which don’t have a sufficient income cannot deploy elephant’s and tuskers for the Perahera. There is a large amount of money should be paid to get an elephant”
“The shortage of veterinary doctors in the forestry department would be filled soon. Discussions are undergoing to take the veterinary doctors to the department who pass out from the Peradeniya University”
Minister Gamini Jayawickrama Perera said there is a shortage of seven to eight veterinary doctors and the shortage would be completed soon.
The minister gave these comments when the reporters questioned him following a function held in the central provincial council auditorium today 27th. The function was held to raise awareness to the central provincial council officials about sustainable development.
Elephant training center
The minister said it is not suitable to use the elephants which have been illegally kept in Perahera’s but he said some elephant’s has been severely tortured.
The minister said the government will have a count of the elephant’s and tuskers used for Perahera’s but for the moment he said there are 120 to 140 elephant’s. He further said an elephants training center would be started soon to tame the elephants to use in the Perahera and the ministry is hoping to tame 30 elephants.
The minister said “it would be ideal if a place like Ma oya where there is a large area, where the water can flow, is suitable for this elephant training center. Areas where there ponds are not suitable. Training of mahouts would also take place. The idea to start such a training center is to hold Perahera in rural areas. Some Vihara which don’t have a sufficient income cannot deploy elephant’s and tuskers for the Perahera. There is a large amount of money should be paid to get an elephant”
“The shortage of veterinary doctors in the forestry department would be filled soon. Discussions are undergoing to take the veterinary doctors to the department who pass out from the Peradeniya University”
Minister Gamini Jayawickrama Perera said there is a shortage of seven to eight veterinary doctors and the shortage would be completed soon.
