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Govt. to provide Immediate relief to families affected by bad weather

The Disaster Management Centre said that spill gates of several tanks including the Kalawewa, Rajanganaya, Tisawewa, Nuwarawewa, Nachchaduwa, and Mahakanadarawa tanks have been opened.

According to the Water Management Unit of the Department of Agrarian Development the opening of spill gates were done due to water levels of 300 tanks in the Anuradhapira District alone have reached the danger level as a result of continuous rain.

The disaster management centre states that people in the Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam, Mannar and Trincomalee are battered by the inclement weather and flooding. The low lying area are inundated by the floods. Anuradhapura and Somawathi sacred areas have also been inundated due to the spilling of the Malwathuwa.

The government has instructed the relevant authorities to take immediate measures to ensure relief for the families hit by the bad weather.(KH)