Gazette on prohibiting sale, use of five pesticides including Glyphosate revoked

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An Extraordinary Gazette has been issued by the Registrar of Pesticides revoking the Gazette issued in 2014, which prohibited the use and sale of five pesticides including Glyphosate.

The other pesticides include Propanil, Carbaryl, Cholopyrifos and Carbofuran.

According to the Extraordinary Gazette issued on December 22, 2014, the use, the offer for sale or sale of the said pesticides, were prohibited within the Districts of Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Kurunegala, Moneragala and within the Divisonal Secretariat, Divisions of Mahiyanganaya, Rideemaliyadda, Kandaketiya in the Badulla District.

Accordingly, the new gazette has revoked the order given in the Gazette issued in 2014 and thereby, the ban on the use, the offer for sale or sale of the said pesticides has been lifted in the respective areas.

The new gazette underlines that by virtue of the powers vested by Section 11 of the Control of Pesticides Act, No. 33 of 1980, Jayakody Arachchige Sumith, the Registrar of Pesticides, revoked the Order made under Section 11 of the aforesaid Act and published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 1894/4 of December 22, 2014.

The order has been revoked on the advice of the Pesticide Technical and Advisory Committee. (Sheain Fernandopulle)

Gazette issued earlier

The new gazette

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Comments - 15

Dee Monday, 22 November 2021 10:00 PM

Another one!

Ralaharamy Monday, 22 November 2021 10:55 PM

Are you 100% sure that the concerned ministers and the President will not interfere again and say they did not approve the decision. The words used by minister Mahindananda were very strong, when he said that it is he who present it to the cabinet and not any wayward official.

Ram Tuesday, 23 November 2021 01:34 AM

Now are they on a people destroying mood. What was imposed for people's safety is removed,

Lanka Tuesday, 23 November 2021 03:24 AM

Is this how we will be doing "organic" cultivation? Something is really wrong!!

Sam Silva Tuesday, 23 November 2021 03:29 AM

Our government is totally against utilizing chemical fertilizer but no problem using the pesticides.

Demuni Uduwara Tuesday, 23 November 2021 04:11 AM

Revoke differs from reverse in speling !

Ramessh Tuesday, 23 November 2021 04:36 AM

This country has two governments. One is parliament and the other one is the government printing corporation.

M Fernando Tuesday, 23 November 2021 05:17 AM

Bayer has been hard at work ! Expect more kidney disease cases in the future.

Sunil Tuesday, 23 November 2021 05:23 AM

Well, that is organic cultivation for you.

Gehan Tuesday, 23 November 2021 05:43 AM

It seems like any Tom, Dick and Harry can now issue Gazette notifications. I might issue a few myself!

Adwani Tuesday, 23 November 2021 06:25 AM

Whatever it is, we have beat the record of HR Jothipala in issuing cassettes and revoking.

Spartacus Tuesday, 23 November 2021 06:36 AM

This is after major damage has already been done. This is not governance but sick fellows destroying this nation in all aspects of life.

joshua Tuesday, 23 November 2021 08:37 AM

Bunch of jokers these SLPP and their stooges. Hail Lanka

VJ Tuesday, 23 November 2021 09:34 AM

Is this a reverse sweep or a switched hit? It is a risky shot to play.

Dee Tuesday, 23 November 2021 11:34 AM

I think this issuing and revoking of cassette is a way to keep the govt printing department running. Why not just shut it off like sapugaskanda? Will save lots of money and better for environment

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