Fourteen tanks in Yala national park will be renovated at a cost of Rs.1.681 billion. At the initial stage two tanks named Gonaganaara wewa and Thalangoda wewa will be renovated and the renovation work will be implemented in July this year. A sum of Rs.148 million will be spent for this project. Renovation work will be carried out under the supervision of the wild life conservation department.
The former wild life director general Sumith Pilapiytiya said the motive behind the renovation of the fourteen tanks was to provide wild beasts and elephants with adequate water even during the drought season. He said that the human elephant conflict could be minimised by renovating tanks because the wild elephants will not roam about the villages if they have enough fodder and water within the limits of Yala national park.
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