Compensation for 5,307 farmers | Daily News

Compensation for 5,307 farmers

The Agriculture Insurance Board would provide compensation to 5,307 farmers in Matale, whose crops had been destroyed during the previous Maha season.

Farmers would receive Rs.40,000 per acre of cultivation, for lands destroyed. Wilgamuwa, Haththota-Amuna, Pallepola, Galewela and Dambulla were reported as the most-affected areas. Compensation would be paid within the month, a senior Agriculture Insurance Board official said.

 


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