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View(s):Most people’s reluctance to consume leaves, particularly those eaten raw like Gotukola, has affected cultivators in Chilaw. With the second wave of the pandemic hitting hard, farmers in Ariyagama and Manuwangama are looking to the government for help with the sharp decline in takers for Gotukola.
Farmers had started harvesting, but with many areas and markets closed they are unable to sell produce. Nearly 800 growers are cultivating various edible leaves in an area of nearly 500 acres.
For farmers facing financial losses owing to the initial pandemic, the second lockdown has proved a double whammy. They remain helpless in getting their harvest to market amidst restrictions imposed because of the pandemic.
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Remembering the fallen: Sri Lanka Ex-Servicemen's Association (SLESA) office bearers and Poppy Committee were present when a Poppy was pinned by Maj Gen Upul Perera (seen in inset) on PM Mahinda Rajapaksa. L to R: (Maj Chiltus de Silva - Secy Poppy Committee, Gp Capt Kumar Kirinde - Chairman Poppy Committee, Maj PKCS Kankanamge - Treasurer SLESA, Maj Gen Upul Perera, President SLESA, Maj Gen Mahinda Ambanpola - Vice President SLESA, Lt Col Ajith Siyambalapitiya, Secy Gen SLESA