The Hon. K.D. Lal Kantha - Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation
Minister K.D. Lal Kantha stated that floods damaged approximately 83,252 acres and affected about 70,540 farmers, including 52,635 acres of paddy land. He said district assessments were conducted under the nationwide free insurance and Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board schemes, and Rs. 1,450 million had been paid to affected farmers across 24 districts through bank account credits. He added that the compensation programme applied equally to the North, East, and all other districts, with details tabled in an annex.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I respond to the question raised by Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan on 06.02.2025 under Standing Order 27(2).
¶ 02 01. Approximately 83,252 acres were damaged by floods.
¶ 03 02. About 70,540 farmers were affected.
¶ 04 03. Yes. Under the nation-wide free insurance schemes and those of the Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board, district assessments were conducted and, after valuation, Rs. 1,450 million has already been paid to 70,540 farmers covering 83,252 acres across 24 districts. All payments are being credited to farmers’ bank accounts.
¶ 05 04. Paddy land extent affected: 52,635 acres.
¶ 06 The programme clarified under Q3 applies equally to the North, East, and all districts; payments have been made as per the annex I tabled.
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