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Environment Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa told Parliament on Monday that hasty decisions taken by Irrigation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva had led to several environmental problems.

Speaking at the committee stage debate on the budget, Minister Yapa said forests were cleared by the Irrigation Ministry while implementing various irrigation projects without focusing on the environment impact created by them.

However, Minister Yapa said many issues had been resolved in the recent past through discussions with Minister de Silva.

Minister Yapa stressed on the need for focusing on global warming and environmental changes that were taking place today. Therefore he said Sri Lanka should be watchful on the melting of ice in the Himalayas as the melted ice was flowing towards the South in the form of water.  

Stressing on the need for avoiding environmental hazards he said research had found that people should avoid extravagant lifestyles. He said it had been adopted at the World Climate Change Summit held in Doha Qatar. Therefore he said the best way to minimize the effects of climate change was to lead a lifestyle based on the principles preached by the Buddha. (Yohan Perera and Kelum Bandara)

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  • mahin Tuesday, 04 December 2012 08:25 AM

    Both are from the same profession. They all think that they know every thing. Keep it up .

    roshen desilva Tuesday, 04 December 2012 05:59 AM

    There is no word calls "Sustainability" in the SriLankan Construction industry, This is a sad news and have to go through a very hard situation in next decades

    Roshen Desilva, Balapitiya

    really Tuesday, 04 December 2012 06:15 AM

    Please tell us: Will the Himalayan waters come up to Hambantota please?

    Andrew Pitugala Tuesday, 04 December 2012 06:28 AM

    All are messing up, so it good for the Country that they come out with these things.

    kumar Tuesday, 04 December 2012 07:31 AM

    Hon Minister, you failed to protect the Environment, you should resign from your minstieral post, if you couldnot able to protect einviornment then why we requires those ministries- wasting a public money

    ANTON Tuesday, 04 December 2012 07:40 AM

    This time BATTLE OF THE BLUES started from Diyawannawa not from Reid Avenue.

    Ravi Tuesday, 04 December 2012 07:47 AM

    Another drama just a show only

    willows Tuesday, 04 December 2012 07:48 AM

    no indifference, every one is the same??

    Casper Tuesday, 04 December 2012 08:10 AM

    "... Stressing on the need for avoiding environmental hazards he said research had found that people should avoid extravagant lifestyles..." See who is talking. Perhaps minister doesn't belongs to the category 'people'.

    Mason Tuesday, 04 December 2012 08:20 AM

    The change of lifestyle has to come from the top. The ministers firstly have to set an example. Night car races, gala functions to pamper ministers, fleet of fuel guzzling vehicles for use of ministers are going to be the bane of this country.

    Ling Tuesday, 04 December 2012 05:19 AM

    Pisu.

    Janahitga Tuesday, 04 December 2012 08:39 AM

    new joke for 65% for sri lankan

    Juba ! Tuesday, 04 December 2012 09:27 AM

    Actually, the Ministry of Economic development creates more disturbance to the nature than any other. Care to point out Hon. Minister?

    ANTON Tuesday, 04 December 2012 10:23 AM

    EKATA KAAWATH BOKKA WENAS.

    buffaloa citizen Tuesday, 04 December 2012 10:21 AM

    Honestly was he a good buddhist when he was the government spokeman and made atrocious statements each time a journalist was harrassed, killed and civilians went missing.

    MaC Tuesday, 04 December 2012 11:20 AM

    Mr Minister , you both are in the government's team , who scrutinize CJ . Is it also related to that drama?

    ashen Tuesday, 04 December 2012 11:40 PM

    I think you should not even publish these type of things
    we have seen enough VESAK PANDALS like this

    richardson Wednesday, 05 December 2012 12:40 AM

    Anay Tiri sudha oya hari bad no ???

    Patriotic Wednesday, 05 December 2012 12:00 AM

    Mr Minister why not impeach the irrigation minister for destroying the environment via DM Android App

    MWTA Tuesday, 04 December 2012 03:16 AM

    Pot says kettle is black.

    Ronny Monday, 03 December 2012 05:47 PM

    Both are covered with soot. Yapa is the kettle and Siripala the pot and vice versa.

    dass Tuesday, 04 December 2012 01:59 AM

    Do not know about the environment, Siripala is famous for taking hasty decisions in the cases involving love.

    Muhandiram Tuesday, 04 December 2012 02:14 AM

    Whom will Minister Nimal Sripala de Silva blame?

    Dickey Bird Tuesday, 04 December 2012 02:14 AM

    A healthy salvo.............................
    A pot & a kettle bash... let them identify each other....

    Looking for logs to rake in bucksheees.
    Only a thief can identify another.

    Podi Eka Tuesday, 04 December 2012 02:24 AM

    Extravagant lifestyles, my foot!!!!

    Hemantha Tuesday, 04 December 2012 02:31 AM

    Minister Yapa himself is responsible for many bad environmental decisions such as stopping permits for timber and sand transport and disregard of EIA regulations

    Nihal Jayaweera Tuesday, 04 December 2012 02:35 AM

    Budda said Car racing is vital for MR family, As they pretent to be the best buddhists

    John Tuesday, 04 December 2012 03:08 AM

    Have you just woken up Mr Minister long after all the wanton destruction to the environment all these years?????

    Thomas Ranger Tuesday, 04 December 2012 03:09 AM

    One of the best responses I've seen in a long, long time.
    Cheers, Ronny.

    rumi Monday, 03 December 2012 05:37 PM

    dear Yapa. -do you follow what BUDDHA said.

    Galle Gamarala Tuesday, 04 December 2012 03:45 AM

    My Dear Minister of Environment,

    World Climate Change Summit in Doha, Qatar may have adopted it and Sri Lanka may have ratified it. But the parliamentarians continue to lead the extravagant lifestyles. So stop preaching Buddhism in parliament. No research is required to assess Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva's lifestyle and all parliamentarians in the government side do not care what world bodies adopt.

    Kautilya Tuesday, 04 December 2012 04:16 AM

    Home and home pinching to deceive the people.

    Jamieson Tuesday, 04 December 2012 04:16 AM

    Extravagant lifestyle ???? The way things are going if the Sri Lankan citizen has a life it will be a wonder. Only the politicians can have this so called extravagance as we can see how the annual expenditure is allocated in the budget.

    siribiris Tuesday, 04 December 2012 04:17 AM

    Mind-setting may be because of an another reason....
    Any way, go ahead Hon.Minister

    P Soysa Tuesday, 04 December 2012 04:20 AM

    Battle for premiership begins

    Siripala Tuesday, 04 December 2012 04:54 AM

    The minister is like a 2 year old - trying to get a square peg into a round hole.

    IHM Tuesday, 04 December 2012 05:00 AM

    Is this a drama?

    sapphire Tuesday, 04 December 2012 05:06 AM

    JOHNSON & JOHNSON BABY POWDER.


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