The Maradana-Tawanhall road was blocked and there was a traffic jam due to the protest held in front of the Ministry of Health by the Union Joint Committee of Government Ayurvedic Medical Officers in front of the Ministry of Health, based on several demands including receiving the DAT allowance of 35000 rupees given to western doctors.
The Ayurvedic doctors protested there demanding immediate payment of their medical allowance and immediate recruitment of doctors for the vacancies in the government Ayurvedic medical service.
Kaweesha Vidanagamage