A Sri Lankan fisherman from Valvetithurai, Jaffna was taken into custody by Indian officials after his boat drifted towards Naluvedapathy, Tamil Nadu due to bad weather condition, an official at the Fisheries Department said.
The Lankan fisherman told the Indian authorities that his boat drifted towards Indian waters owing to strong winds and currents. The fisherman is identified as 23 year old S. Viyajamoorthy from Valvettithurai. (NL)
The fishing boat of Lankan fisherman at Nauvedapathy, Tamil Nadu after it drifted towards Indian waters. Photo- special arrangement
I still remember the day of August 1947 floods, as it was the last school day at Kingswood College Kandy and the height the water soured. Water rose to the height of the Cross of the Chrurch at Getambe and the water was so high that it engulfed the Getambe Rajaponawarma Temple leaving only a few leaves of the Bo-tree visible.
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