Mr. Gunadasa Samarasinghe, Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, stated that the Chinese ambassador gave the first batch of fuel under Chinese aid to the farmers at Hambantota Wara today (17).
It is also said that China has given 9,000 metric tons of fuel to Sri Lanka and part of it has been given to fishermen.
It is reported that 15 liters of fuel for one hectare will be distributed to the cows grown for the main season from today (17) for free.