Drought hits vast acres of land in Moneragala

by M. Nelson PIYARATNE, Kataragama Gr. Cor.

Land areas of 12,229 acres in extent under paddy and additional crops cultivation in the Moneragala district have been completely destroyed due to the severe drought, according to Moneragala District Secretary A. Pathinadan.

Out of this 4,632 acres are paddy cultivated lands and 7,597 acres are additional crop cultivated lands.

The mostly hit paddy lands without water are in the Buttala DS area which is 1,569 acres. 1119 acres of paddy lands have been destroyed in Siyambalanduwa DS area.

In addition to that 1,944 acres of lands under paddy and additional crop cultivation in Kataragama, Sevanagala, Tanamalwila, Wellawaya, Madagama, Bibila and Badalkumbura DS areas have been destroyed.