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RESIDENTS, EXPERTS CONTINUE FIGHT TO SAVE MANNAR ISLAND

Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka

November 26, 2025

People of Mannar claim that they have been bearing the brunt of unplanned development in the guise of renewable energy.

- By Kamanthi Wickramasinghe

This is why a majority of residents sat down at a 105-day long protest demanding the government to put an end to upcoming projects on Mannar Island which would destroy its natural resources and deprive them of their homeland. However, following President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's assurance that no more wind power projects would be planned on Mannar Island 'without the consent of its people', the protesters decided to call off the protest last Saturday (November 15). But already, the destruction caused to Mannar as a result of the existing wind turbines, is worrying.

Why Mannar?

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