It is reported that a very hot situation has arisen in Matara city due to a protest movement started this morning (23) by the Matara District Farmers’ Organization Committee demanding the correction of the salt barrier built across the Nilwala River.
A group of nearly a thousand farmers first came to Matara’s historic Bodhisattva and performed a dedication ceremony and then marched in front of Matara Sanath Jayasuriya Stadium in a protest march.
Due to this, one lane of Matara-Colombo main road was blocked and the traffic was obstructed and the police drove the vehicles from the other lane.
However, there was a heavy traffic jam in the city of Nisa Matara.
The farmers have also started a continuous fast in front of the Matara Sanath Jayasuriya Stadium, demanding that the Nilwala salt barrier be fixed.
It is said that they have given a pledge that they will not give up the fast until a solution to their problem is given.