Udawalawa water levels rising

The water level of Udawalawa reservoir has risen to 50,161 acre feet. As such, paddy fields in the extent of 22,000 hectares in the Udawalawa area can be cultivated, Mahaweli Authority Deputy Resident Manager Thilak Ranasinge said. He said an extent of 5,000 hectares in the area will be brought under subsidiary food crops. He added that 3,000 acre feet of water will be released daily.