Except for a few showers in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts, mainly fair weather will prevail elsewhere, stated the Department of Meteorology.Fairly strong gusty winds up to 40 kmph can be expected in Northern and North-Central provinces and in Puttalam district.
16 March, 2021
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the decision of distributing rice through Sathosa network in order to supply an adequate stock to the market.
The decision was made as an alternative for the lack of stocks in the market due to the controlled price. Accordingly, the stocks of paddy purchased from farmers by the Paddy Marketing Board will be converted into rice and will be distributed.
Also, further alternative measures will be decided after considering the progress of the rice distribution through Sathosa branch network.
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Sabaragamuwa, Western and North-Western provinces and in Galle, Matara and Kandy districts during the evening or night, stated the Department of Meteorology.Fairly heavy falls above 75 mm can be expected at some places in these areas. Light showers will occur in Eastern and Uva provinces and in Nuwara-Eliya, Matale and