A Brief Colonial History Of Ceylon(SriLanka)
Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
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Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
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Thiranjala Weerasinghe sj.- One Island Two Nations
?????????????????????????????????????????????????Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Over 121, 000 affected by drought in Jaffna
6 June 2017
Over 121, 000 persons from 33, 000 families in the Jaffna district have
been severely affected by the prevailing drought situation, Jaffna
District Secretary N. Vedanayagam said.
According to the District Secretary, Kayts, Maradankaini, Karainagar,
Sangilipaai, and Chelanai are among the places which have been severely
affected by the drought.
There are severe water shortages in Punkuduthivu and Mandathivu in
Jaffna, with many water sources have already dried up. Many people have
been forced to wait by the roadside hoping to collect some water. Action
has been taken to provide people of these areas water with the aid of
bowsers.
However, Mr Vedanayagam acknowledged that should the rains continue to be delayed, the situation may get even worse.
Story and Pix by Romesh Madushanka