Countdown to Avurudu fuels firecracker production boom

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A worker assembles firecrackers at a factory in Kimbulapitiya, as production ramps up for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, one of the peak seasons for fireworks in April.

PIC BY KUSHAN PATHIRAJAH

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Countdown to Avurudu fuels firecracker production boom

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