Galawalayaya residents lament loss of lands near Rambakan Oya
Galawalayaya residents lament loss of lands near Rambakan Oya
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COLOMBO (News1st): Residents of Galawalayaya have lamented the loss of their lands near the Rambakan Oya that have been given to external parties for cultivation projects.
Lands spanning over 1000 acres in the vicinity of the Rambakan Oya in Galawalayaya had been accquired by the department of forest conservation in 2012.
These lands were once inhabited by villagers, and dairy farmers who used to engage in farming and animal husbandry.
But the usage of these lands were limited to animal husbandry after it was accquired by the department of forest conservation, before being vested with the Mahaweli Authority.
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