COLOMBO, Nov 7: Work on controversial wind power projects in Sri Lanka’s northeastern Mannar islands is continuing despite a Government announcement that it would implement the disputed projects only with the consent of local residents, activists alleged on Friday. The cabinet earlier this week decided that the wind power projects under dispute would proceed only after receiving approval from the public. “We will not stop our protests and will continue until we see action in black and white to stop them,” Father S Marcus, president of the Mannar Civil Committee, told PTI. Two privately owned wind power plants, a 20 MW Windscape Mannar and a 50 MW Hayleys Fentons, were scheduled to begin operations in December 2025 and December 2026, respectively. The committee has been protestin

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