Paddy stocks stored at the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport are being moved today ( Jan 14).
Five thousand (5000) metric tonnes of paddy is currently stored at the airport storage facilitiy. Chairman of the Board, M.B. Dissanayake was quoted as saying a kilogramme of red raw rice will be sold at Rs.42. The decision to store paddy at the Mattala Airport came under much scrutiny by a number of factions over the recent past.
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
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