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COIMBATORE: Ever since the death of three elephants in a train accident near Madukkarai recently, there has been a flurry of reports in the regional dailies about pregnant women in nearby villages doing penance on the advice of a local godman.

Believing the words of the godman that the death of the elephants is a bad omen, many women in Pannimadai village are still performing rituals like lighting A?A?A?deepamA?A?A? with ghee in the evenings and pouring water on Lord Vinayaka.

But godman Ponoothu Malai Amman Arulvaku Sithar P K Narayanasami has scoffed at the newspaper reports that he had advised the local people to do penance for the death of the elephants.

A?A?A?It is irrational to believe that pregnant women will face the wrath of god because of this accident,A?A?A? said Narayanasami, who is staying at Chinnathadagam.

A?A?A?I was upset after seeing the reports. It was all a work of imagination,A?A?A? he added. He accused his friend Rajendran, who is working as a post master in Pannimadi village, of having used his name and misguided the people for his own publicity.

A?A?A?I am a fortune-teller and why should I create panic among the people?A?A?A? he asked.

R Selvi, a resident of Pannimadai, said that on Feb 5, Rajendran approached them and said that to avoid any evil befalling pregnant women, Narayanasami had advised them to mix a variety of grass (A?A?A?arugam pulA?A?A?) in a pot of water and offer it to Lord Vinayaka. Rajendran also asked them to light A?A?A?Panja muga deepamA?A?A? in homes.

A?A?A?We have strong belief in Ponoothu Malai Amman. So we followed what he told us,A?A?A? she said.

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Thousands were left stranded in eastern parts of the country after some of the worst flooding the country has seen in more than 20 years following a long period of drought.

Aid agencies warned of the risk of diseases from dirty water after floods devastated parts of Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe at the beginning of the week.

Chris McIvor, Save the Children’s director in Mozambique, said: “The warning bells have been ringing for two weeks. The flooding could get a lot worse very quickly.

“We know that what children will need most urgently is shelter, clean water to drink and enough food to eat.”

Officials estimated that millions had been forced to flee their homes and several people are believed to have died.

The downpour has also drowned livestock and left many fields waterlogged, raising the prospect of food shortages in the months to come.

Monsoon flooding forced about 30,000 people in eastern Sri Lanka to take refuge in temporary shelters, according to officials.

Homes in the eastern district of Ampara, a largely flat agricultural area that was hit by the 2004 tsunami, had to be abandoned after heavy rain began on Monday.

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Nov 25, 2007 (LBO) A?a??a?? Archaeologists working on a Dutch colonial era shipwreck in Sri Lanka’s southern Galle port say 12 more wrecks lie submerged, awaiting excavation and cataloging as historical treasure.

“There are 27 sites which contain 12 shipwrecks in the Galle port,” Rasika Muthucumarana, archeologist from the maritime archeology unit in Galle, told LBO. The maritime archeological team who worked on the Dutch wreck, the Avondster, has already started work on excavating a wooden ship and a steel steam ship in the bay. Muthucumarana says the archaeology unit excavates and conserves the artifacts but the wreck will be left underwater as breeding grounds for fish and corrals. It is also expensive and time consuming to collect pieces of wrecks and assemble them on dry land, Muthucumarana said. The ships lying underwater were used by merchants to transport goods and some of the wrecks date back to the 13th century. The recently excavated Avondster, which belonged to the Dutch East India Trading company, was wrecked in 1659 when her anchor slipped and the ship ran aground. The Avondster Actonel mail order The Avondster was excavated for four years from 2001 where the team recovered 2,000 artefacts. But the 2004 tsunami swept away around 70 percent of the collection, Muthucumarana says. The excavation was financed by the government of Netherlands which gave 700 million rupees to Sri Lanka to initiate development and conservation projects on heritage sites in the southern region from 2006 to 2009. One of the main goals of the excavation was to build capacity of Sri Lankan archaeologists and conservators to continue a permanent archaeology program in the island, says Senerath Dissanayake, director general of the department of archaeology. Furthermore, the projects focus on developing cultural tourism activities that would help the local economy of the region through more employment opportunities. At present, the Dutch funded development projects are focused on restoring the colonial-era forts in Galle, Matara and Katuwana, and the Kataragama temple. An ancient Dutch warehouse within the Galle fort is being restored to be used as a maritime museum and a visitor centre. Unconfirmed reports say that over 1,600 shipwrecks lie along the coastline of Sri Lanka from Colombo to Pottuvil in the eastern coast, that have not been excavated due to financial and other difficulties. In Galle, of the dozen sunken ships in the harbour, six ships belonged to the East India Trading company. The Galle Port The Galle bay was used from the pre Christian times as a natural harbor in the southern region but gained importance after the 12th century. Several stone anchors of Indo-Arabian origin have also been discovered, one weighing almost a ton made of stone probably from Oman, and with a wooden anchor stock around five hundred years old. Excavated stone anchor Another anchor has been found of Mediterranean origin, similar to those used in Roman times. A celadon bowl which was named after its tint of green (celadon) is one of the few relics found, relating to the early trade with China’s Southern Song dynasty (13th century). But the famous blue-and-white Chinese ware is found in abundance.
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11/10/200708/10/2018

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Size	1,554 hectares
Main attraction	Large herds of elephants

The Lahugala Park was initially declared a sanctuary on 1 st July 1966 and then upgraded to a national park on 1 st October 1980. Although this is one of the smallest national parks in the country, this is a popular location for elephant enthusiasts and bird watchers.

There are 3 tanks within the park. They are, Lahugala (243ha), Kitulana and Sengamuwa. The water from these tanks flow in to the Heda Oya. These tanks are largely silted up and support an abundance of Beru grass, which is a delicacy for elephants. These lakes also support a large variety of birds, local as well as migratory.

Cheap innopran medication Being in the dry zone, the land is generally flat with occasional boulder formations. In addition to the elephants, the park is home to the endemic toque macaque, common languor, sloth bear, jackal, rusty spotted cat, fishing cat, leopard, wild bear, Indian muntjac, spotted deer, sambar, pangolin and black naped hare. The tanks and the surround area has become nestling places for wetland birds like pelican, purple heron, painted stork, lesser adjutant stork, white bellied sea eagle, grey headed fishing eagle, common kingfisher, stork billed kingfisher and white breasted kingfisher. Endemic comb duck, rare red-faced malkoha and Sri Lankan Spur fowl too can be seen the park.

There is no accommodation in the park it self, but Pothuvil and Monaragala can be used as the base when visiting the park.

On the nor then edge of the park is the Magula Maha Viharaya, an ancient temple built by king Devanmpiyathissa in the second century BC. This is said to be the location the king married princess Vihara Maha Devi. The foundations of the A?a??A?Magul maduwaA?a??A? where the wedding ceremony took place can still be seen in the vihara premises. The entire Vihara complex had covered an extent of around 10,000 acres where ruins of a palace, moonstone, monastery, bo-maluwa, stupas, ponds etc. are found scattered all over. The moonstone here is said to be unique in the country as this is the only location where elephants are carved with their mahouts in the moonstone.

Location

Lahugala National park lies in the basin of the Heda Oya, 16km inland from the coastal town of Pottuvil in the Monaragala District. The Pottuvil-Monaragala trunk road runs through the south-eastern sector of the park. It is 2 km off the main Monaragala A?a??a?? Pottuvil road some 5 km from Pottuvil…… And only 6km from Arugambay.

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KARATHIVU: A wild elephant killed a three-year-old baby girl and injured a teenager in Thambinayakapuram, Malwatta last week, residents said.

Villagers in the Malwatta, Valathapitty, Nainakadu and suburbs in Ampara town are facing severe difficulties due to wild elephants, residents said. J. Tharshiny was killed by the jumbo and J. Kajenthiran, 11, sustained injuries following an attack by the elephant. Wild elephants have all devastated paddy and chena cultivation in Malwatta, they said.

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A well run nature project is seen as an investment into the future and will bring long term benefits to the area. The project is also of importanceA?A?to the local people with ongoingA?A?employment opportunities and environmental awareness. Tourist come to enjoy unspoiled nature; if destroyed they will go elsewhere. Everyone should realise the merit of our Eco Tourist activities.

It is important to get the right balance between Nature and tourism.

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Because we, the ALIYA Team love the nature. We like to do something. Preserve wildlife environment.

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A wild animal orphanage, just for example, is essential. There are Bimbo and Charlie the two monkeys alreadyA?A?and they did not come on order. Now there are four. Coco and Baby. They all appear as a surprise. We would already be a mini zoo if we could accept more ‘inmates’, but the location in Ella is not good to keep wild animals. As things stand there is no facility which has sufficient professional knowledge to care for the individual needs of most species. However, we are connected to good data bases, experts and media as well as other organizations where we can educate ourselves as well as teach local staff. Already we have an interested pool of eager students who are happy ts learn and assist us. We wish we had the funds to reward them, to employ them and to construct and maintain facilities together with them.
Education, teaching and awareness are in any event the key elements. Our plan is to acquire a multi purpose vehicle, a kind of multi media exhibition bus to tour the wider area. We would love to present an interesting, gripping show how much we all stand to loose and how much we have to gain if we all understand the problems we are facing. This bus would be welcome in schools, farming areas and public gatherings because it is totally neutral and concentrates of the improvement of rural life as a whole. In addition we are confident that we can save manyA?A? lives of endangered species.
We would like to incorporate a coordinating centre for environmental offenses where serious crimes can be recorded and maybe acted upon. For example, no common data base for dead elephants exists; we would like to change that to start with.

Education, teaching and awareness are in any event the key elements. Our plan is to acquire a multi purpose vehicle, a kind of multi media exhibition bus to tour the wider area. We would love to present an interesting, gripping show how much we all stand to loose and how much we have to gain if we all understand the problems we are facing. This bus would be welcome in schools, farming areas and public gatherings because it is totally neutral and concentrates of the improvement of rural life as a whole.

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We would like to incorporate a coordinating centre for environmental offenses where serious crimes can be recorded and maybe acted upon. For example, no common data base for dead elephants exists; we would like to change that to start with.

If we could offer substantial rewards to anyone who reports the shooting of an elephant we could press for proper and legal prosecution in a Court of Law.

We are confident that as soon as one or two ivory hunters and dealers are caught and perhaps jailed the spin off effect will be a deterrent to others. If we have means, the existence of our office will soon be common knowledge and perhaps seen as a source of legitimate income by some who are also interested in helping nature to fight back and cowards with a gun.

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ALIYA ECO PROJECT can only succeed with some basic finance. We are actively looking for a Sponsor. Without some support the project is doomed to fail. Ever since my arrival in Sri Lanka I only received support from the SVH at Arugam Bay, friends in Ella, friends in Colombo and from the Planet Internet Cafe. I live there, work from there, communicate from there and operate the modest orphanage from its premises. But in order to expend and work effectively and independend it is essential to form a separate legal entity, such as a Company or Organization.

The most difficult and perhaps most expensive part is to obtain all relevant legal documents and permissions. But also we need to work more closely with other organizations as well, that much is realised. But I am unsure who can and will cooperate with us, as we have set very high standards.
Suitable premises somewhere on the edge of the village or even close to the Nationalpark should be found, rented or better still purchased. Some good locations are offered already. A small building may later be erected to house not only an essential shelter and an office, but also accommodation for staff and the odd visitors and guests. The little office needs Internet and telephone connections. We need to construct secure enclosures for wild animals. Further a suitable 4X4 vehicle is essential. A schooling and teaching bus to educate pupils and farmers would also help tremendously. After a relative moderate initial investment we are confident that ALIYA ECO PROJECT will be totally self supporting and act as successful employer in this remote area. Administration and accounting shall remain transparent and open for inspection to all interested parties.
From a sponsor point of view this is a very worthwhile, popular Project and offers excellent advertising possibilities. Should a sponsor be a Company, we suggest staff rewards in the shape of subsidised travel and wild life experience holidays. In the case of Universities or Organizations an exchange or partnership is envisaged. Both with the view to evaluate and help each other’s projects and to assist in local education.
Whatever, any investment will pay for itself in a very short period of time.
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Die letzten Wochen war ich in Arugam Bay um im SVH etwas auszuhelfen. Diese Zeit war, traurigerweise, wie Urlaub fuer mich, den ich allerdings auch dringend noetig hatte. Die Situation im Lande, in der Arugam Bay in diesem Falle, ist mehr als traurig. Wo in den letzten Jahren immer noch Besucher, Touristen anzutreffen waren ist jetzt alles fast leergefegt.
Bleiebn wir aber beim Thema. Ueber andere Dinge werde ich in den naechsten Wochen an entsprechender Stelle auch meine Kommentare preisgeben.
Die ALIYA Homepage wurde komplett neu gestaltet und die Inhalte ueberarbeitet, bzw. vollkommen neu geschrieben. Meine Taktik wurde geaendert und leider sind aufgrund der Vorkommnisse weitere grundlegende Aennderungen dringend noetig. Bin bei dieser Arbeit voellig ueberfordert und bitte dringend um Hilfe.
Hier ein Auszug aus den News meiner neuen Homepage:
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Sri Lanka boomt. Folgt man den Zeitungsberichten geht es der Wirtschaft gut. Hotels waren, zumindest zeitweise, ausgebucht. Die auslaendischen Investitionen so hoch wie nie, Taeglich werden LTTE Transporte unterbrochen. Alles scheint unter Kontrolle. Liest man die lokalen Zeitungen.

Propaganda. Erst vor wenigen Tagen konnte ich mich mit einem Hotelmanager an der Westkueste unterhalten. Tatsaechlich war das grosse Hotel zeitweise bis zu 80% ausgebucht. Moeglich durch Billigangebote an die grossen Vertragspartner. Die meisten Hoteliers auch hier an der Westkueste, stehen vor der Pleite. Hotels an der Ostkueste, wie z.B. dasA?a??a??Siam View Hotel, haben alle Mitarbeiter entlassen und ueberleben auf Sparflamme. Aehnlich sieht es in vielen anderen Sparten aus. Immerhin duerfte der A?a??a??Absatz von Waffen gestiegen sein und boomen, davon allerdings berichtet die lokale Presse nicht.

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Tamoxifen price in us Bereits seit einigen Monaten ist in Yala Ost kein einziger Mitareiter des Department of Wildlife anzutreffen.Der einzige offizielle Eingang zum Nationalpark ist verlassen, die Geaeude stehen leer und am Eingang haengt eine Kette. Wilderer und sonstige Schiesswuetige koennen jetzt ungestoert agieren. Betroffen ist auch die Flora denn man kann sich jetzt ungehindert bedienen und Holz schlagen. Die Situation in Yala Ost ist alarmierend. Der Nationalpark besteht faktisch nur noch auf dem Papier. Schlechte Zeiten fuer die letzten Leoparden und Elefanten die hier noch leben. Aehnlich sieht es in den meisten anderen Nationalparks aus. aus. Yala Ost allerdings ist besonders betroffen da sich der Nationalpark im Grenzgebiet des Singhalesen – Tamilen Konflikts befindet. Wegen dem andauernden Problem mit der LTTE wurde der Stuetzpunkt, zumindest voruebergehend, verlassen. Nach Aussagen Einheimischer wurde den Wildlife Department Mitarbeitern, von der LTTE nahegelegt zu gehen.

Purchase zenegra alkem Bei einer Exkursion durch den Park konnten wir immerhin die frischen Abdruecke eines jungen Leoparden finden. Ausser wilden Bueffeln und wenigen Elefanten gab es einige Hirsche zu sehen. Die Tiere in Yala Ost sind sehr scheu. Das hat seine Gruende. Sehr ungewoehnlich war das kein einziges Wildschwein zu sehen war. Die Hauptbeute der Wilderer. Ich hatte bereits vor ueber einem Jahr auf die bedenkliche Situation einiger Nationalparks, im besonderen Yala Ost, hingewiesen. Siehe News History ! Ich werde in den kommenden Wochen mehr darueber berichten.

ALIYA hat Loesungen anzubieten und kann helfen die Lage zu entschaerfen. Dazu ist allerdings etwas Unterstuetzung durch die naturbezogenen “Non Government Organisationen”, NGOA?a??E?s wie z.B. dem WWF noetig. Nach meiner Rueckkehr nach Colombo werden diese Oraganisationen von mir unterrichtet und auf die Probleme hingewiesen. ALIYA berichtet ueber den weiteren Fortgang der Dinge.
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Die Zeilen oben sind fast schon wieder ueberholt. Neuere Erkenntnisse sind weitaus alarmierender. Ich bin gerade dabei das Alles in einen neuen Report zusammen zu fassen. Einiges dazu aber schon jetzt und hier.
Taeglich hoert man von Erschiessungen, verscharrten Leichen und mehr. Ganz besonders im Osten der Insel aber auch in Colombo. Die Lage ist sehr ernst. Nun habe ich mich dem Schutz der Tiere verschrieben und moechte deshalb auch hierzu einiges berichten was hoffentlich auf rege Resonanz stoesst.
Seit einigen Monaten werden Elefanten in grosser Zahr umgesiedelt bzw. gleich am Ort erschossen. Das geht wohl auf mehr oder weniger geheime Plaene der derzeitigen Chaos Regierung zurueck. Elefanten aus noerdlicheren Gebieten werden in grosser Zahl in die suedlicheren und ostlichen Nationalparks getrieben oder per LKW verfrachtet. Das fuehrt dazu das die Elefanten keine Nahrung mehr finden und abmagern, hungern und sterben. Sich gegenseitig bekaempfen und versuchen aus den offenen Gefaengnissen auszubrechen. Die Viehherden fressen dazu um die Wasserflaechen alle Nahrung der Elefanten komplett weg. Vor allem Babyelefanten sind jetzt dem sicheren Tod preisgegeben. In einigen der Sanctuarys sind grossflaechige Abholzungen geplant um dann hier weitere Singhalesen Siedlungen zu errichten. Geplant ist z.B. auch die Umsiedluung einer halben Million Singhalesen in den Osten. Zu bemerken sind hier auch der Bau des neuen voellig unsinnigen Flughafens. Ein weiterer ko Schlag gegen die Natur. Mir liegen Presseberichte vor die all das belegen. Desweiteren verfuege ich ueber Informationen von Einheimischen. Die obigen Zeilen berichten nur von der Spitze des Eisbergs. Mehr dazu in den naechsten Tagen.
Ich plane in der naechten Woche fuer eine Uebergangszeit nocheinmal ins Siam View Hotel zu gehen um dort auszuhelfen. Anfang der Woche sind Termine bei NGOA?a??E?s in Colombo auf dem Plan. Eine Demonstration gegen die Vorgehensweise der Regierung steht in Kuerze auf dem ALIYA Programm. Ich brauche Unterstuetzung von Allen Seiten. Mein Einsatz hier beginnt sehr gefaehrlich zu werden aber das ist egal. Bitte meldet Euch bei mir per email oder im Forum. jetzt helfen nur noch aktive Einsaetze. Mit Theorie geht hier nichts mehr.
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