Elephants damaged the cultivation

Ragamwela is one of the farming villages in Panama in the
Ampara district. The people are depending on the income they obtain through the
cultivation.  Vegetable and fruit have
been cultivated in the garden. Coconut has been grown as the main economic crop
in the area. Ampara District Fisheries Solidarity also distributed recently coconut
plants with the collaboration of PARL for the people in the village. As well as
Ampara District Fisheries Solidarity supported the farmers for developing
irrigation system to the cultivation. 
But, the farmers are facing threats from the wild elephants.  Destroying the co-existence between the human
beings and elephants is not a new issue but according to the former situation,
security forces had fixed an electric fence around the village blocking the
movement of elephants into the village. 
But, fixed electric fence has been removed right now.  Because of that, the wild elephants are
breaking into the farms and destroy the cultivation.   Wild elephants have damaged to the coconut
and other cultivations of the farmers in Ragamvila because of not having the
protection fence. This information was shared by the farmers with Mr. Kalandara
Issadeen, District Coordinator of Ampara District Fisheries Solidarity in the
meeting held in Ragamvila on 1 of June 2020. The farmers have further requested
to be brought this issue up to the authorities and give a proper solution for
that.