You are unhappy about a plan to make your local airport bigger and increase the number of flights. You live near the airport. Write a letter to your local newspaper. In your letter explain where you live describe the problem give reasons why you do not want this development

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Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing
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letter to express my dissatisfaction regarding the project development plan by the airport authority near my home town. I lived near the Hambantota international airport which is open for the
last
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two years. Due to that fact, now we lost many endangered animals that lived on that land. ,
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many elephants now crossing the village for found food. During
this
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period my hometown neighbourhood lost many houses to elephants attack.
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, I heard the news from the television that now there are planning to expand the land due to the increase in many flights.
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, I am afraid we were lost more endangered animals than before. ,
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we have to face many elephant attacks due to that decision.
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, I am extremely dissatisfied with
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development Plan, because of these reasons we lost our homes and human life to animal attacks. ,
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I would like to suggest posting my matter in your newspaper because we want to save our life and animals' life. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours Faithfully, Asanka
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