A discussion between Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda and Indian Deputy High Commissioner Dr. Satyanjal Pandey was held on 23.09.2023 at the Fisheries Ministry Auditorium regarding the development of the fisheries sector between India and Sri Lanka.
A meeting was held on 2023-06-08 at the Parliamentary Committee Meeting Hall under the auspices of the Minister of Fisheries Douglas Devananda and the Minister of Wildlife and Forest Conservation and with the participation of the officials from fisheries ministry,
Minister Douglas Devananda strongly states that the invasion of Indian fisheries cannot be approved.
When the Minister of Fisheries Douglas Devananda met Viveka Nandan, Director of Fisheries Research Institute which is an Indian Non-Governmental Organization at the Ministry of Fisheries on 25.05.2023, he said that he as the Minister of Fisheries strongly condemned the destruction of Sri Lanka's marine resources which occurs time and again and the Indian fishermen not taking any action ever at any time to stop it.
Minister of Fisheries, Douglas Devananda says that it is unfortunate that the people of Tamil Nadu do not understand that the Tamil fishermen living in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka are suffering because of the illegal acts of Indian fishermen.
A discussion between the Ambassador of the Government of Egypt for Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Mr. Margaret Moshle, and the Minister of Fisheries, Mr. Douglas Devananda was held at the Ministry of Fisheries on 21/03/2023. Here it was discussed about getting the experience and technical support of the Egyptian government to develop fishery activities in Sri Lanka.
Mr. Douglas Devananda inspected the seawater drinking water project for Jaffna and Kilinochchi districts being constructed at Thalayadi village in Vadamarachchi and gave instructions to the relevant officials to speed up the project.
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