Ditwah destroys 108,000 ha of paddy in Sri Lanka, 23,000 ha of other crops

ECONOMYNEXT – Cyclone Ditwah has fully destroyed 108,000 hectares of rice paddies, 11,000 other field crops and 6,600 hectares of maize, Secretary Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, DP Wickremesinghe has said. About 6,143 hectares of vegetables have been destroyed. Out of 5,893 hectares of upcountry vegetables 2,613 fully destroyed. Out of 8,990 of low country vegetables, 3,530 fully destroyed. Out of 27,600 hectares of other field crops, 11,000 hectares have been fully destroyed. Out of 87,244 hectares of maize, 6,600 have been destroyed. Rice farmers had sowed 615,000 hectares of 870,000 hectares planned for the main Maha 2025/26 season. Of which…

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