Gal Oya river bunds breach in Nena Kaadu - LankaXpress

Gal Oya banks breach in Ampara causes widespread flooding and damage to paddy fields - LNW Lanka News Web

January 21, Colombo (LNW): The recent breach of the Gal Oya banks in the Nena Kaadu area, Ampara, has resulted in severe flooding, submerging large expanses of agricultural land, including valuable paddy fields. The inundation has affected around 1,000 acres of land in the Dighavapiya colony, Nena Kaadu, and Samanthurai areas. The breach, which occurred due to continuous adverse weather conditions, has submerged fields that were either recently …

Gal Oya river bunds breach in Nena Kaadu - LankaXpress

NEWS ALERT | අම්පාර ගල්ඔයෙහි ඉවුරු නේනකාඩු ප්‍රදේශයෙන් කැඩී යයි The bunds of Gal Oya river have been breached in the Nena Kaadu area in Ampara. It is reported that many acres of paddy fields belonging to the Dighavapiya colony have been submerged due to the flood situation that was resulted by the breach of river bunds. The crops in many of these paddy fields were close to being harvested, before they were destroyed due to the flood situation, A…