It has been informed that no compensation will be given for the death of livestock including cows and goats due to severe cold in the country recently.
The Ministry of Agriculture has announced that there is no plan to provide compensation to the farmers for the cattle that died.
The media secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Dharma Vanninayake said that cattle die due to various factors and recently, cattle including cows and goats have died due to inclement weather.
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However, Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera has said that the cabinet paper regarding compensation for thousands of cattle that died in the northern and eastern provinces will be submitted to the cabinet next week.
In this case, it is worth pointing out that if the idea gets approved by the Cabinet, steps will be taken to provide compensation for the dead cattle.