The farmers of Embilipitiya, Walawa have been asking for water for many weeks. Accordingly, the cabinet took the necessary decision to fulfill their water needs by releasing water from Samanala Lake last Sunday.
Even though water is being received, the farmers claim that they are still not getting the water they need properly.
Also, we have received information that many paddies are lying fallow.
But they point out that if they had given water at the initial stage when they asked for water, they could have saved all the rice fields.
However, due to the severe drought, water has been received, but it has not been possible to manage it properly.
