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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to provide the fertilizer required for the Yala season cultivation immediately, President’s Media Division said.
The fertilizer will be supplied under the Indian loan facility and it is scheduled to distribute within 20 days after receiving it in Sri Lanka.
The President made these remarks at a discussion held at the President's House, Colombo yesterday, on the challenges faced by the irrigation sector and possible solutions to those challenges.
It was revealed at the discussion that the Uma Oya and Moragahakanda projects could be completed before the end of this year to provide benefits for the Maha season.
The Morana, Mahagalgamuwa Poshitha Ela, Mahagona Wewa, Vilakandiya Wewa, and Godigamu Wewa projects are to be completed concurrently.
President Rajapaksa instructed the relevant officials to take necessary measures to complete the foreign funded projects within the stipulated time period.
It was revealed that 80% of the total electricity generation in the past three days was supplied to the national grid by hydro and wind power.
The President said that steps should be taken to enhance floating solar panel projects as well as to increase the benefits given for roof-mounted solar panels with the objective of encouraging consumers.
Special attention was paid to the cultivation activities during the Yala season and 50% of the lands under the Irrigation Department and the Mahaweli Authority have already been cultivated.
Irrigation Minister Roshan Ranasinghe said that 250,000 Mahaweli home gardens have been planned for cultivating additional crops and lands that have not been cultivated so far have been diverted to cultivate other crops.
sunanda Thursday, 02 June 2022 11:53 AM
there is a empty abandoned fertilizer manufacturing facility at Sapugaskanda idling since late 70's. Why can't the government use it manufacture fertilizer and employ hundreds of people OR just give it to India they will do it
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