A special agriculture committee to investigate the damage caused by hurricane Ditwa was held today (17) under the leadership of District Secretary Mr. Jagat Herath.
Focused on removing soil and sand stuck in paddy lands and replacing paddy lands, and the committee decided to act immediately with the intervention of the local secretaries on the recommendations of the village officer, technical officer in the concerned area.
Due to inclement weather conditions, damage to irrigation systems in Kegalle district. Accordingly, the Orlanda field of Bandara Amune was deployed in the main canal, damage to the sidewalk, Ron mud in the main canal was deployed and is currently restored. The need to provide information to the Ministry of Agriculture to review the minor irrigation systems that have been completely damaged is also in the discussion here Been.
Around 73 hectares of minor exports in Kegalle district have been destroyed due to disaster situation. Growers are due to their damaged cultivations to pay forward after submitting accurate information about farming damage to the ministry.
Information about damage to coconut cultivation is currently being received and some delays in providing fertilizer for coconut cultivation is completely damaged due to the deployment of the Coconut Development Board and is trying to do the same as soon as possible. Manager w. Mr. N.K. Wehalla says.
The flooding situation in the Ruwanwella area has been completely destroyed and indicates that information about damaged lands belonging to the Small Tea Estate Development Authority is being collected and relevant payments are to be made in the future.
Fertilizer distribution centers in Yatiyanthota, Ramwella, Dehiowita Divisional Secretariat have been damaged but the stock of fertilizer in Kegalla district is still enough for cultivations, says Mr. Sarath Sumanadasa, Deputy Director of the National Fertilizer Secretariat.
Kegalla District Disaster Mechanism actively activated to reduce the lives of the people of Kegalla District even though crop damage or land damage was unable to control during situations of natural disaster and all the officers who joined for it were thanked by the District Secretary to the political authority.
For the committee, Additional District Secretary (Idam) Mr. Dilip Nishantha, Provincial Secretaries, District Director of Agriculture, heads of Ayath institutions in Kegalle District Agriculture sector, Agricultural Research Production Assistants, and a group of representatives from farmers' associations including.
