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Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Cabinet Has Approved A Proposal TO Pay A Compansation Of Rs.40,000 Per Acre Of Land Destroyed By The "Sena" Catapillar

Cabinet has approved a proposal Pay a

compansation of Rs.40,000 per an Acre of Land to the Fathers whose cultivations had been completely destroyed due to the "Sena" catapillar according to Minister Of Agriculture P.Harrison .

Addressing a Press briefing held at Ministry Of Agriculture in Rajagiriya today (22)Minister has stressed that Ministry has allocated Rs.118 million to combat the "Sena" Catapillar .

President Sirisena has praised efforts taken by the Agriculture Ministry to combat the catapillar and advised to pay compansation to the farmers who had affected due to the "Sena "menace Minister has stated .

At the moment Agriculture sector is researching to find out a correct method to combat the catapillar and experts have advised farmers to destroy the catapillars by burning to avoid spreading it further.

Catapillar had damaged "Maize "cultivation mainly and some vegetable cultivations it has been revealed.

Five Persons Including Three American And Afghan Nationals Had Been Arrested With 90 Kilo Grammes Of Heroin in Possession

Special Police Task Force Personal

along with Police Anti Narcotic Bureau officials have today(22)arrested five persons including three Foreign Nationals and Two locals with around 90 bags containing 90 Kilo Grammes of Heroin in possession at a Laxurious Housing Complex in Colpetty area (Colombo).

The suspects including Two American Nationals and an Afghan national of the ages 43,29 and 41 years and Two Sri Lankans of the ages 41 and 39 years who are residing in Hikkaduwa area had been arrested accordance to an information received by the Police .

One of the Sri Lankan suspects arrested is known as a millionaire Businessman it has been revealed.

The estimated value of the haul of Heroin arrested is more than Rs .1000 million it has been revealed.

Heroin taken in to custody had stored 1 Kilo Gramme each In 90 bags according to Police.

The suspects are due to be produced before the court.