Cabinet has approved the allocation of Rs 10 billion to procure 150, 000 metric tonnes of fertilizer.
The fertilizer will be used to cultivate 523, 000 hectares of land during the upcoming Yala Season.
The fertilizer stocks will be distributed to farmers from May 20.
Meanwhile, the Government will also encourage the cultivation of 16 supplementary crops for which it has set a guaranteed price.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
The final rites of veteran broadcaster, writer, and lyricist Nirmala de Alwis will be held today at Peradeniya.
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