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Where only man is vile
The on-going drought has led to many tanks including the Dewahuwa tank at Galewela in Dambulla running dry. As a result hundreds of dead fish can be seen in stagnant pools of water as well as on the dried and cracked tank surface.
Unscrupulous persons are now attempting to make a fast buck by selling dead fish for consumption, raising serious concern among area residents and Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) Wasantha Rajah a PHI in Galewela told the Sunday Times that this type of activity would lead to serious health problems in the area.
“Unscrupulous persons are collecting dead fish from the surface of the tank and selling it to an unsuspecting public. This can result in people falling ill as the fish has been exposed to direct sunlight for several hours,” he said.
 A vendor plies his wares,but are the fish fresh? |
 Dead and half-dead fish dug out from the mud in the tank |
 A fisherman casts his net |
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