WATER, SOIL AND HUMAN INGENUITY
Daya Hewapathirane Canada
Water is among the most valuable and vital natural resources of Heladiva/Sinhalay
- our motherland. The nation’s water includes not only the fresh
water resources found as surface and sub surface water, but also the
territorial waters surrounding the island. Throughout history, the country’s
royalty or government was the custodian of the nation’s water resources.
Water, soil and human ingenuity of Sinhela Buddhists formed the primary
bases of development of our motherland in the past. Our extensive network
of irrigation tanks, canals and related infrastructure bear testimony
to the foresight and diligence of our people in manipulating, managing
and conserving water to develop and sustain a productive and peaceful
livelihood for our people, which enabled them to develop a rich and
exquisite culture unique to our country. It is correct to say that the
overall development of our motherland was primarily dependent upon our
people’s judicious use and management of the country’s water
resources.
In the past, during times of South Indian Tamil speaking Dravidian invasions
of our country, it was customary for these ruthless savages to destroy
our irrigation works which formed the basis of the peaceful agricultural
life of the people. The objective of what the racist Tamil terrorist
LTTE is resorting to today is no different. They want to destroy the
livelihood of the innocent people and disrupt their peaceful way of
life. This should not be tolerated by the government under any circumstances.
These racist savages should be repelled from these areas and their terrorist
infrastructure should be eliminated.
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