A number of media reports have been published regarding the environmental destruction being carried out in the Hambantota area under the guise of solar projects. You can refer to those reports through the links below

https://www.dailymirror.lk/news-features/Govt-s-planned-solar-development-projects-a-threat-to-Htota-Elephant-Management-Reserve/131-334466?fbclid=IwY2xjawQx7d1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEerDyARoa-Ps6Otb5FtLcrmS3wl7aEaErt9zF84NOjtmWM0LEbiBi6sBSoxGI_aem_F38yseF5iDb4rjIsoNmGeQ

https://www.dailymirror.lk/print/news-features/Govt-s-planned-solar-development-projects-a-threat-to-Htota-Elephant-Management-Reserve/131-334466

https://www.themorning.lk/articles/CEmWgUglr2YQ2eAhcXQl?fbclid=IwY2xjawQx7mRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEep9dvn6jgd0sKuX6QX_rgR77jUkUwmayy_JZMXuV9uK1WUOn_00zVuM_pCes_aem_ot1JTqiH4y0QZTU9-Uv-hA

https://www.dailymirror.lk/news-features/Challenges-in-expediting-wildlife-conservation-in-Sri-Lanka/131-334780?fbclid=IwY2xjawQx7xJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeqiNNYWIyt-Ymr4-RUWtGnuOrg5Iv9rs_Bgqz-xpU3Hbpv20W9WN9dlFX6JQ_aem_owff0s3a5QFwkTzxiDWUEw

https://shorturl.at/zD1G4

https://www.themorning.lk/articles/PNR2Ihzsktt5ya65wT0h?fbclid=IwY2xjawQx63RleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeR7LsHSBXzNhZGhXm-LcaF9Rzt2ZdKTKGsWDXN0WdG-ZtUXIZ6vkRFfBLFes_aem_n0uXU-g8T5lZiMZWQcpARg

https://www.magzter.com/stories/newspaper/Sunday-Island/HAMBANTOTA-SOLAR-PROJECTS-ALLEGATIONS-OF-BRIBERY-AND-ENVIRONMENTAL-DESTRUCTION?srsltid=AfmBOorjl165-hFCyyNnCloyA2t31YA0-STSzEJMdguWEuJkDAC_SvAi

https://www.lankadeepa.lk/visheshanga/%E0%B6%86%E0%B6%AB%E0%B6%A9%E0%B7%80-%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%84%E0%B6%AC%E0%B7%80-%E0%B7%83%E0%B6%A7%E0%B6%BA-%E0%B6%AF-%E0%B7%83%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%9C%E0%B6%B8-17-%E0%B6%9A-%E0%B6%B1%E0%B6%AD-%E0%B7%80%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%B0-%E0%B7%80-%E0%B6%85%E0%B6%9A%E0%B6%9A%E0%B6%BB-1000-%E0%B6%9A-%E0%B7%84%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%B6%E0%B6%B1%E0%B6%AD%E0%B6%A7-%E0%B6%85%E0%B6%BD-%E0%B6%B1%E0%B6%A2%E0%B6%B6%E0%B6%B8-%E0%B7%80%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%83%E0%B6%BA/26-690157