{"id":981,"date":"2026-03-17T09:50:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T09:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/124.43.146.194\/?p=981"},"modified":"2026-06-22T08:03:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T08:03:11","slug":"rs-1300-million-allocated-for-full-development-of-valachchenai-fishery-harbour-minister-ramalingam-chandrasekar-on-inspection-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/?p=981","title":{"rendered":"Rs. 1,300 million allocated for full development of Valachchenai Fishery Harbour: Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar on inspection tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"981\" class=\"elementor elementor-981\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21250bc5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21250bc5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db5601d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db5601d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rs. 1,300 million allocated for full development of Valachchenai Fishery Harbour: Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar on inspection tour<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base \" data-interaction-id=\"8e4afe6\" id=\"983\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp_Image_2026-03-17_at_16.15.59.jpeg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp_Image_2026-03-17_at_16.15.59.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp_Image_2026-03-17_at_16.15.59-300x176.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp_Image_2026-03-17_at_16.15.59-1024x601.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp_Image_2026-03-17_at_16.15.59-768x451.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp_Image_2026-03-17_at_16.15.59-1536x901.jpeg 1536w\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79612ead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79612ead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In line with the program to provide Rs. 26.9 million in relief to the Batticaloa fishing community affected by Cyclone \u201cDitwa,\u201d the Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources, Hon. 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