Nearly Rs.420 million has been paid directly to more than 14,400 fishermen as compensation for damage caused by the MV X-Press Pearl disaster, Sri Lanka’s State Minister of Ornamental Fish, Inland Fisheries and Prawn Farming, Fishery Harbour Development, Multi day Fishing Activities and Fish Exports Kanchana Wijesekera, said in Parliament yesterday (08 November 2021).
“The damage to the MV X-Press Pearl ship is currently only partially compensated. The said amount was for five days alone. The President has instructed that a major part of the compensation to be given to the fishermen. Out of the amount of Rs. 720 million received, Rs. 420 million has been paid as basic compensation to them. With that money, compensation has been credited directly to the accounts of more than 14,400 fishermen in the Gampaha-Kalutara Districts who were in the sea areas where fishing was prohibited. The rest of the compensation will be deposited as we receive the funds,” State Minister Wijesekara explained.
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