Present situation of paddy field in Srilanka

The staple food of the srilanka is rice which was produce in the country even in excess and we were able to export it to other countries. During the period of Sinhalese kings this island was named as “Granary of the East” unfortunately the present situation is that we have to import it to satisfy the needs of the country. In our past we could satisfy our situation but present its difficult because after industrialization all thindg are change for the example in srilanka “vevai dagabai gamai pansali” concept also changed.

It is the result of the present generation who look forward to do white collar jobs in the city. Thereby the paddy fields were neglected to the extent that the country had to import rice. If there reduce the paddy field in the srilanka paddy field diversity  all change as a result of that unbalanced the biodiversity. And also lot of industries put their garbage and chemicals in to the  paddy field and its difficult to farmers and they decided without harvest that situation. Not only that situation lot of facters conder about the reduce paddy field in srilanka.

With the advancement of technology and increase of population, the multination companies started to fill abundant paddy fields and build housing projects and factories. Due to the unplanned filling of the low lands the water which gets collected during heavy rains had no way to flow, thus created floods. It is harmful to the environment due to the destruction of fauna and flora.

The latest mass scale filling going on in Dehiwala and Homagama   areas  is an example. in way it is necessary to build houses too for the increasing population, but the wanton filling of paddy lands has to be checked by the authorities, primarily building drainage system to allow the rain water flow to the sea and leaving enough space for the children to play. Not only Colombo area other areas also change these situation.

It hazards lot of areas and we kindly appeal to the authorities concerned o think twice before giving the approval for housing projects. Not only that lot of government project also did filled of paddy area for example earlier Homagama Makubura   area was a big paddy area and now there is Sountern highway entrance we can see. This is the real situation in srilanka how we change this government policy.