Grants for flood victims
Stanley SENEVIRATNE- Kurunegala North group corr
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Officials of Agriculture Department often say that for a
rich harvest of paddy, transplanting should be practised.
Following their instructions, a majority of farmers in
Rajarata can be seen these days engaged in transplanting.
Here some females accompanied by a male are seen engaged in
the job in fields under Tisawewa. (Senapura D Nissanka,
Anuradhapura East Group correspondent)
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At least 615 families have been displaced and 211 houses damaged due
to the prevailing showers in Kurunegala district, Sisira Wanninayake,
the Provincial Disaster Management Director NWP said.
He said that Ganewatta, Bamunakotuwa, Maspotha, Mallawapitiya, Mahawa,
Wellawa, Hadirawalana, Nikawaratiya and Panduwasnuwara were the worst
affected areas.
As a result of heavy showers experienced in Kurunegala, at least 2351
people have been displaced and 42 houses in the area have gone under
water causing extensive damage and 169 houses partly damaged.
Wanninayake pointed out that the displaced families were supplied
with financial aid allocated by the Disaster Management Ministry while
the financial grants could be obtained through the Divisional
Secretaries of the relevant areas. |
