The Hon. Aravinda Senarath
Due to heavy rains in the Eastern Province, particularly in harvesting districts such as Ampara, farmers faced difficulties with wet paddy and initial purchasing delays. Paddy Marketing Board stores have been opened in the relevant districts and purchases have commenced to address those hardships.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, the Hon. Member’s supplementary concerns paddy purchases. Due to heavy rains in the Eastern Province, farmers faced hardship, which we understand. The Paddy Marketing Board stores have been opened in harvesting districts including Ampara and purchasing has commenced, easing the initial difficulties. Because of the heavy rains, paddy was wet, creating issues; we intervened and opened stores and started purchases.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 3 March 2026 ·No. 23335 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Aravinda Senarath. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 March 2026. No. 23335. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14809