ECONOMYNEXT – Several small tanks and anicuts have been damaged after Cyclone Ditwah, impacting Sri Lanka’s agriculture, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock in Sri Lanka Namal Karunaratne told parliament. “We are still receiving information on the scale of the damage,” he told parliament 21 days after the cyclone hit. Around 1,277 small tanks, 1,271 anicuts, 3,229 irrigation waterways were also damaged, he said. “These numbers will change.” There was total destruction, moderate damage and slight damage in some cases, he said. “In some places, there is no bunt where there was one earlier. It has been washed away.” “Some…
Cyclone Ditwah damages 1,277 small tanks in Sri Lanka, 3,229 irrigation canals
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