Authorities Requested Farmers To Avoid Growing "Maize "Until Yala Season

The head of the Special Unit on controlling "Sena" catapillars Deputy Agriculture Director Anura Jayathunge has today (26)requested the farmers not to cultivate "Maize"during next two months up  to Yala season in view of control the spreading of "Sena" further.

By avoiding growing "Maize" it will help to stop spreading "Sena " catapillar within Maize cultivation further he  has stressed.

Meanwhile Officials attached to Sri Lanka MahawelI Authority and Agriculture and Farmers Department had began a house to house campaign today (26)in several areas including Galkiragama and Sigiriya to make Awareness among farmers on controlling "Sena" .

At Galkiragama farmers had removed the "Maiz"  and burnt them as a precautionary meazure to control the catapillars it has been revealed .
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Meanwhile Maradankadawala Police have recovered a stock of  " Maize destroyed by "Sena  " whilst transporting by a Lorry for Animal food yesterday  (25 ).

"Sena" catapillars as well as their parts had  found  in the stock of Maize taken in to custody it has been revealed .

An awareness programmes to educate traders ,consumers and Farmers on controlling the "Sena" catapillars are currently underway.

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Fire Erupted In Three Places Today (26)

Sudden Fires erupted in Three places in the Island today (26) damaged a Building,A Factory

and Temporary Shops at Slave Island ,Wattala and Mawanella areas respectively according to reports.

Accordingly a sudden fire has erupted in  a Building at Sri Jinaratna Road in Slave Island this morning damaged the building and two fire trucks belonging to the Colombo Municipal Council fire brigade had  used to douse  the fire and two fire trucks of the Municipal Council had doused a fire erupted at a Cardboard Factory at Handala,Wattala in wee hours of this morning (26) it has been revealed.

In another instance Few Temporary Shops at Mawanella area had been damaged due to a sudden fire erupted there this morning ..Police along with Fire brigade attached to Mawanella Pradeshiya Sabha and residents if the area have doused the fire.

No one was injured due to these incidents and  reasons behind these fires have not yet been revealed..
The value of the damages had not yet been estimated it has been reported.

A Person Has Drowned Whilst Bathing In Sea

A 45 year old person has drowned whilst bathing in sea area at Wairankattuwa in

Arachchikattuwa after drifting away by strong sea waves yesterday(25).

The deceased who was a fisherman had faced this incident whilst bathing after catching prawns in a Lagoon at Wwairankattuwa last night  it has been revealed.

Fishermen had recovered the body of the deceased during a search mission.

Arachchikattuwa Police are conducting an investigations over the incident.