Report on the damage caused by Higurana Sugar Factory
Published
The families who lost their land and agricultural livelihood due to the acquisition of land for
sugarcane production by Hingurana Sugar Corporation, those who abandoned agriculture due to the
losses of sugarcane production, the farmers who are currently losing their land due to abandoning
sugarcane cultivation, and the farmers who have not yet received alternative lands or alternative for
the lands occupied by the settlements created by the government under the Gal Oya Development
Plan, are all members of ADALR and are part of the beneficiaries of HEO.
In response to their long-standing request, this study has been carried out with the participation of
three independent researchers to bring out the facts related to the impacts.
We know that Sri Lanka is currently facing the worst economic crisis in history and a food crisis. The majority of small farmers in Sri Lanka especially the rural farmers have to contribute a lot to overcome this crisis.