Police Have Used Tear Gas And Water Cannons To Disperse A Large Number Of Protesters Near Thambuttegama Police-Protesters Pelted Stones At Police -Four Policemen Injured

Thambuttegama Police have fired tear gas and Water Cannons to disperse a group of villagers who had protested at Thambuttegama Police junction  on Kurunagala-Anuradhapura main  road this noon(28) after the protesters protesting  blocking the main road and pelting stones at the Police .

Four Policemen injured due to the stoning incident and around 44 Protesters including females were arrested  over the protest sources said.

Almost all the villagers based in Rajanganaya area had participated the protest which was held to oppose the decision taken by the authorities to hand over the Rajanganaya Wewa(River) which supplies water to the farming lands in the are to a Chinese Water Bottle Manufacturing Company it has been reported.

Due to the protest A HEAVY TRAFFIC occurred on Kurunagala-Anuradhapura main road for hours according to reports.

According to the Protesters Rajanganaya Wewa supplies water to 17,000 acres of  farming land for farming purposes.