By Emeritus Prof. Nimal Gunatilleke University of Peradeniya Chronological and Administrative/Legal History There has been a long-drawn-out legislative battle between the government bureaucracy and politically influential cultivators of seasonal cash crops over the Maha Kudugala Apple Farm lands since its opening up in the 1970s. A total extent of 126 ha consisting of three land […]
A group of top level academics and environmentalists have written to President Ranil Wickremesinghe expressing grave concern about the degradation of the Mahakudugala Conservation Forest located in the uppermost on the slopes of Pidurutalagala, the country’s highest mountain. “The numerous waterways that begin on its steep sides provide water, all year round, to the communities […]