Ministry of Defence - Sri Lanka

CSD to purchase and distribute vegetables from tomorrow

April 16, 2020

Civil Security Department (CSD) will distribute stocks of vegetables purchased directly from farmers from tomorrow (17), CSD's Director General Rear Admiral (Retd) Ananda Peiris said.

He told the media, today (16), the CSD has initiated this to purchase vegetables from the farmers, who are unable sell their harvest, to support the farmer community.

Rear Admiral Ananda Peiris requested from farmers to bring their harvest to the distribution centres established in Uva Paranagama and Welimada areas from tomorrow.