Extraordinary urgency in Sri Lanka when granting land ownership to encroachers

(March 09, 2010) As the elections are underway, the government of Sri Lanka has decided to grant land ownership to 5000 encroaching families.

The Chairman of the Land Reform Commission Nimal Puchihewa says that this action of granting land ownership will be completed before the end of this month.

There are many unscrupulous elements that have encroached state land with political backing among the persons that have done so due to poverty. The government's move can be to benefit those unscrupulous persons and the Movement of National Land and Agricultural Reforms (MONLAR) ask the public to be vigilant about the government's moves.

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Posted in land ownership , Land Reform Commission , Nimal Punchihewa , state lands

Rice prices declining in Sri Lanka as harvesting is underway

(March 03, 2009) As the harvesting of rice in the major Maha season is underway in Sri Lanka, the rice prices in the markets that was earlier escalated sharply have commenced declining, reports from Colombo wholesale market say.

The secretary of the Essential Food Commodity Importers' Association G. Nathan said that the wholesale rice prices had dropped below the government certified maximum prices.

Sri Lanka government had to take measures to import rice since there was a scarcity of rice in the market during the past few months.

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Posted in Maha season G. Nathan , rice market of Sri Lanka , rice price

Paddy purchasing prices down below government registered price in Sri Lanka

(March 03, 2009) Reports from Polonnaruwa say that the paddy purchasing price has de-escalated sharply as the harvesting is underway in the major Maha season. Polonnaruwa is one of the major rice cultivation districts of Sri Lanka.

The purchasing price for a kilo of paddy has gone far below down the government registered price. Private businessmen purchase Nadu paddy now for prices as low as Rs. 20 per kilo, farmers pointed out.

The much hyped programme of purchasing paddy at the government registered price of Rs. 28 for a kilo of Nadu rice and Rs. 30 per a kilo of Samba rice is unseen anywhere in the district, farmers said.

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Posted in Government registered price for paddy , paddy , Polonnaruwa , Rice , rice farming