Pollution causing extinction of rare fish

Nimal Wijayatunga - Eheliyagoda special corr

Several varieties of fresh water fish that live on streams, oyas and rivers in Sri Lanka are in the verge of extinction due to water pollution and selling them to foreign tourists.

Some farmers wash chemical spray cans in streams after spraying their paddy fields which also result in the extinction of these fish.

About two decades ago, weli-gowwa, hunga, handaya, thal koraliya, crabs and prawns were abundant but they cannot be found at present.