Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa expressed concern over an alleged plan to remove 12,000 acres from the Yala National Park.
“There is reliable information that the government is planning to take away 12,000 acres from the Yala National Park, Block 1 for unknown purposes. Reliable sources have also confirmed that illegal roadways are to be constructed through the National Park up to Akasa Chaitya,” the Opposition Leader said on Twitter.
However, there was no immediate reaction from the government.
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
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