According to Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera, a ship carrying 28,000 metric tonnes of urea fertiliser docked at the Colombo Port this morning, December 23.
Distribution of Urea 98 per cent complete Discrepancies reported Unauthorized sales of subsidized fertilizer
A full audit of the Urea distribution program will be initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture. The audit has been ordered by Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera to identify the shortcomings of the fertilizer distribution
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A shipment of urea was supposed to arrive in Colombo on July 6.
However, Methsiri Wijegunawardana, the Chairman of Colombo Commercial Fertilizers informed that the arrival will be delayed by two days and therefore would reach the country on July 8.