Compensation is to be given to the families of the 4 fishermen who lost their lives when their fishing trawler collided with a vessel, local media reported.
Fisheries Department Director General Prasanna Ginige was quoted as telling media Rs. 1 million will be provided as compensation for each of the deceased fishermen.
Meanwhile, investigations into the collision are underway.
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The Department of National Zoological Gardens is readying enclosures to quarantine two large tortoises that were found stranded 15 kilometers westwards off Pitipana Negombo, today.
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