Sri Lanka, June 6 -- Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government Minister A.H.M.H. Abayarathna stated that the Government has granted approval to implement projects for reducing the Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC) in the Puttalam district. The Minister mentioned this during a discussion conducted to raise awareness of such projects among public officers, including those who are from the Wildlife Conservation Department and the public. He also mentioned that the Central Government has given instructions to make allocations for the relevant projects.

Approval of the Government has been received for several projects proposed by the Coordinating Committee, Puttalam district, headed by the Minister, for reducing the human-el...