The banks of Gal Oya have broken in the Nenakadu area, causing flooding. It is reported that about 1,000 acres of paddy fields in Dighavapiya Colony, which were close to being harvested, have been destroyed.
Farmers in the area say that such destruction has never happened before and that they have had to face this tragedy due to destructive agricultural activities that are damaging the banks of Gal Oya.