7 September 2020 09:34 am Views - 152
With Yala paddy harvesting season slowly coming to an end, paddy farmers in Padaviya are seen drying their paddy harvest on the road. Based on the cultivated extent of paddy lands as at end-May, the Agriculture Department has said Yala harvest is expected to yield 1.72 million metric tonnes of paddy, a 13 percent increase over the 2019 Yala yield.
Pic by Kushan Pathiraja