The people of Ekiriya in Lunugala are concerned that illegal gem mining in the Mahawela irrigation canal is damaging the canal banks and sluice gates.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/illegal-gem-mining-rampant-lunugala
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/prasanna-padmasiri
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/daily-mirror-sri-lanka
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/minerals
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sri-lanka
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade