Relief to drought stricken farmers
An urgent programme has been launched to provide relief to the farmers who have been affected due to the drought in the Yala season.
The applications are currently being entertained. A programme has been launched to provide relief to the drought stricken farmers who are engaged in paddy and additional crop cultivation whose cultivations in the 2012 Yala season were affected. The Finance and Planning Ministry and the Agrarian Services and Wild Life Ministry are jointly implementing the programme. The loss during the Yala season in Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Kurunegala, Puttalam and Kurunegala districts will be assessed and relief provided without delay. Applications are being entertained from farmers under the programme launched by the Agrarian Development Department. The Ministry of Finance and Planning said that the relevant applications are available with the Agriculture Research Assistants in the relevant areas