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| Friday, 23 November 2001 |
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Madel fishing season begins at Telwatte The madel net fishing season has commenced in Pereliya - Telwatte fishery harbour in Hikkaduwa Divisional Secretariat division. (A Natural Fishery harbour in the island.) They were late by seven months in this, owing to uncovered coral seep on the beach and the fishermen are compelled to cast their large nets in the Southern portion of this Waraya. These groups of Madel fishermen are operating nets in this ancient waraya of Pereliya. Presently large quantities of sprats and other small varieties of fish are caught in bulk. A twelve kilogrammes bucket of sprats is sold at Rs. 250 to 350 on the beach. Forged passport suspect arrested Police Sergeant Anil Masakorala and Police Constable Sarath Chandra arrested an LTTE suspect who is alleged to have prepared forged passports and sent 7 LTTE suspects for foreign jobs. The suspect Kumara Rajah Mohan was arrested on Monday when he was loitering at Rawatawatta in Moratuwa. Police also traced a vital document which was in his possession. Moratuwa police crime branch is investigating. Elephants cause heavy damage A vast area of crops cultivated by the peasant families of the Medapalatha Korale villages in the Walapane D.S area have been destroyed by wild elephants. The villagers in these areas are in constant fear of the threat caused by these elephants. This herd of elephants roams near their houses at night. As a result they are compelled to spend sleepless nights through fear. Rs. 1.4m and vehicle stolen Rupees 1.4 million worth of foreign currency notes and a vehicle have been robbed at gunpoint by three persons from a Swiss national's house at Hikkaduwa. According to Hikkaduwa police a Swiss national has married a Sinhalese woman and was residing in Hikkaduwa after building the present bungalow. Both husband and wife are employed in Switzerland. On the day of this incident the wife was in the house. All money stolen were foreign currency notes worth about 14 lakhs except Rs. 25,000/- SL money. A complaint has been made to the Hikkaduwa police by M. Chandrani, but so far no arrests have been made. Dies after buffalo attack It has been reported from Weera Denzil Kobbekaduwa Base Hospital that a person has been admitted to the hospital with severe injuries due to an attack by a buffalo which was being taken by him to be tethered. He succumbed to the injuries at the operating theatre. The deceased is one Hewa Sangarage Karunatilaka Kusumsiri (60) of Wattegammeda in Dambulla Police area. On the day the incident he had taken his brother's buffalo to be tethered as his brother was being admitted to hospital and at that time the buffalo had attacked him. Later he had been admitted to hospital with severe injuries. He was taken to the operating theatre but had died there. Sand bar a hazard for fishermen Once again the sand bar has become a serious hazard to hundreds of fishermen residing along the Chilaw sea coast. More than 300 fishing boats with outboard motors have to pass through 'Waters-Meet' or Moya kata where the Chilaw lagoon meets the sea at Chilaw. Many of the fishermen who are greatly inconvenienced today reside in such places like the Wella, Alutwatta, Ambakandawila Iranawila and even Pambala and Toduwawa in the southern region of Chilaw. The periodical formation of this sand bar which obstructs the free flow of boats to enter the sea for deep sea fishing has become a perennial problem to these poor people. W. Santiagu Fernando (55) residing at Alutwatta said that every year they are faced with this grave occupational hazard yet the authorities concerned apparently have not done anything positive to permanently stop this periodical hazard. M. Anthony Fernando living at Wella said that so far only temporary measures have been adopted by those concerned. He said that several of his friends had to take treatment for backache etc. after lifting pushing and pulling their boats on the sand. |
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