The Agricultural Insurance Board granted 27,641 farmer families in the Kurunegala District compensations for their ruined cultivations during the drought in the 2016-2017 Maha season.
AIB Kurunegala Assistant District Director U.R.A.K.C. Kemaratne said over Rs. 239 million was remitted to the drought affected farmers' bank accounts to date. Kemaratne said 72,000 farmers had applied for compensation and the most deserving were selected for the first batch to grant the compensations.