Sri Lanka, Dec. 19 -- Land used for cultivating vegetables has also been destroyed with Nuwara Eliya recording the highest vegetable crop loss at approximately 1,046 hectares, followed closely by Badulla with 930 hectares
Other significantly affected districts include Anuradhapura (671 hectares), Kurunegala (508 hectares), Trincomalee (498 hectares), Batticaloa (454 hectares), and Puttalam (430 hectares), totaling 7,000 to 8,000 hectares of vegetable cultivation
Crops such as pulses, maize, chillies, and similar crops have also been damaged where Anuradhapura records the highest affected area in this category at approximately 3,478 hectares, followed by Vavuniya with 2,747 hectares
Data extracted from satellites indicates that district...
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