Stocks of essential food items sufficient for 3 months have been stored in Jaffna

District Secretary to Jaffna K. Ganeshan says stocks of essential food items sufficient for 3 months have been stored in Jaffna.
He strongly dismissed speculations that the people in the peninsula are not receiving ample stocks of food items and the prices of essential items are very high in the region. The Jaffna District Secretary made this statement attending a meeting at the Essential Services Commissioner’s office today.
 The meeting was called under instructions by the president to look in to the needs of the people in Jaffna. Mr. Ganeshan said the government has provided all facilities to the Jaffna residents.

Commissioner of Essential Services S. Divarathne during this meeting said stocks of essential food items such as rice, sugar, wheat flour and coconut are being sent to Jaffna. 6900 tons of rice have been stored for the use of the people in the area. The price of a kilo of this rice is very low compared to the prices in Colombo.
 Jaffna residents could purchase a kilo of wheat flour 9 rupees less than the current price in the local market. Food transportations to the region are being carried out smoothly with the support of the security forces despite the A-9 route is closed. The Essential Services Commissioner pointed out that the government provided fertilizer, paddy seeds and other agricultural necessities to the farmers in Jaffna on time.
The projected paddy harvest in the Jaffna district this season is between 5000 and 6000 metric tons. This production will be exclusively used for the consumption of the people in Jaffna.