Rs 5,000 allowance paid to fisher families affected by ‘X-Press Pearl’ fire

Rs 5,000 allowance paid to fisher families affected by ‘X-Press Pearl’ fire

June 13, 2021   06:59 pm

It has been decided to pay a Rs 5,000 allowance to the members of fisher families who have been affected by the ‘X-Pearl’ incident.

The Gampaha District Secretary stated that 9,883 members of the fishing community will be paid this allowance.

The allowance payment will commence on June 15.

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