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Self-help hamlet lives in harmony with nature

by Florence Wickramage

Situated in Welanwita in Haldummulla in the Badulla District, Akkaraseeya or Kakkutuara is a remote village used as a transit point by elephants during their yearly journeying from and to Yala and Handapanagala.Villagers viewed these elephants as their enemies since they posed a threat to their crops and drank up whatever drinking water available.
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