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Compensation for El Niño Crop Damage to Begin Next Week

From Lankadeepa · () Sinhala

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  • Sri Lanka will begin paying compensation next week to farmers whose crops suffered El Niño-related damage.
  • Payments will start in Polonnaruwa district and are expected to finish within two weeks.
  • The director general urged farmers to follow the recommended cultivation schedule for the coming Maha season.

Compensation payments for crops damaged by El Niño will begin next week, said I.U.K. Kaluharachchi, chairman of Sri Lanka’s Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board.

The payments will start in Polonnaruwa district, with the process planned for completion within two weeks. The director general also urged farmers to begin cultivation during the coming Maha season according to the prescribed schedule and guidance from agricultural institutions.

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Originally published by Lankadeepa in Sinhala. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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