Mahailluppallama govt farm to be revived

Nimal Wijesinghe -Anuradhapura additional district group cor

S M Chandrasena

It has been decided to revive the Mahailluppallama government farm which has been neglected, and whole seed requirements of the district to be produced again here.

This was decided at the Anuradhapura District Development Committee (DDC) meeting recently.

The DDC meeting was held at the North Central Provincial Council auditorium with the participation of Wildlife Conservation and Agrarian Services Deputy Minister S M Chandrasena and North Central Province Chief Minister S M Ranjith as co-chairmen.

This decision was reached following complaints at the meeting that seeds in general being provided for home gardening under the Divi Neguma were not fertile.

The co-chairmen agreed to provide financial allocations to revive the Mahailluppallma farm by the Agrarian Services Department and the North Central Provincial Council.

With regard to issues of agriculture development, tank renovation, water management problems and invasion of tank beds and reservations pointed out by farmer representatives and government officials, the DDC authorities said top priority will be given to protect, rehabilitate and preserve tank networks.

Deputy Minister Chandrasena said he will take up the issues with the Cabinet, especially Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa.

Chief Minister Ranjith said an efficient and productive methodology will be executed to liberate farmer communities from their problems, especially land disputes and discrepancies for nearly six decades.

He said he has been negotiating with relevant agencies including the Land Ministry in this regard.