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4 sourcesSep 5, 2026

El Niño-driven drought damages over 8,000 acres of crops in Sri Lanka

Crop damage has been reported across approximately 8,000 to 8,500 acres of cultivated land in Sri Lanka due to the prevailing El Niño conditions affecting the country. The Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board says compensation payments for f

Ada Derana•Sep 5, 2026
Over 115,500 people affected by dry weather conditions across seven districts in Sri Lanka
By Dilshani Editor
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Summary

Monaragala District has been the most severely affected, with 41,360 individuals from 12,732 families across eight Divisional Secretariat Divisions affected by the dry weather conditions.

Summarised from Ada Derana

What this story is about

People
  • I.U.K. Kaluarachchi
  • Ajith Wijemanna
  • K.D. Lal Kantha
  • Parakramabahu
Organisations
  • Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board3
  • Medirigiriya Divisional Secretariat Division
  • National Disaster Relief Services Centre
  • Department of Government Information
  • Department of Agrarian Development
  • Divisional Secretariat Divisions
  • Department of Agriculture
  • Department of Meteorology
Places
  • Polonnaruwa District4
  • Anuradhapura4
  • Polonnaruwa4
  • Monaragala4
  • Sri Lanka4
  • Puttalam3
  • Ampara3
  • Hambantota2
Keywords
  • niño3
  • compensation2
  • conditions2
  • drought2
  • begin2
  • crop2
  • cultivated
  • experience
  • districts
  • affected

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  • El Niño-driven drought damages over 8,000 acres of crops in Sri LankaAda Derana·Sep 4, 2026
  • Compensation for El Niño-Related Crop Damage to Begin Next WeekNews.lk·Sep 4, 2026
  • Sri Lanka may experience hotter, drier conditions in early 2027 amid El NiñoDaily Mirror·Sep 4, 2026
  • Compensation payments begin today in Polonnaruwa for drought‑hit farmersNewsWire English·Sep 4, 2026
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