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Monk arrested in Batticaloa over allegedly unauthorized reservoir and cultivation

From Lankadeepa · () Sinhala

Translated from Sinhala and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Police in Batticaloa arrested Ampitiye Sumanarathana Thero after a Geological Office official filed a complaint.
  • The complaint alleged that the monk built a reservoir without obtaining the required approval.
  • The reservoir had supplied water for rice and other crops grown by local farmers and the temple.

Police in Batticaloa arrested Ampitiye Sumanarathana Thero, the chief monk of Sri Mangalarama temple, on Tuesday afternoon after a complaint from an official at the Batticaloa Geological Office.

A senior official from the office had complained to Batticaloa police that the monk had built a reservoir without obtaining approval.

Several years ago, Sumanarathana built the reservoir near the Panthalgala Rajamaha Viharaya in Batticaloa. It provided water for local farmers’ rice and other crops, as well as cultivation at the temple.

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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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