To court against cutting road through Flooding Valley National Park

The Environmental Justice Center filed a writ petition in the Court of Appeal yesterday (29th) seeking a writ order preventing the construction of a 13 km road through the Flooding Valley National Park in the Polonnaruwa District.
The Center for Environmental Justice has also requested that a writ order be issued directing the Director General of Wildlife, the Minister of Wildlife and other authorities to take steps to protect the Flooding Valley National Park and the Somawathie National Park.
The petition was filed by Hemantha Ranjith Sisira Kumara, Executive Director of the Center for Environmental Justice. Eight persons including Wildlife Director General Chandana Sooriyabandara and Wildlife Minister CB Ratnayake have been named as respondents in the petition.