COLOMBO : Sri Lanka’s Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardena said here on Monday,December 27, that actions have been taken to release the essential items detained from Sri Lanka Customs with immediate effect.
He stated that the relevant list related to releasing the goods is expected to be sent to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka within Monday and after that the essential goods would systematically be released.
Meanwhile the maximum quantity of rice that consumers can purchase from Sathosa outlets during the festive season, has been increased up to 10 kg with effect from today.
The Trade Ministry says that a decision has also been taken to provide an additional 02 kg of rice to consumers who purchase the Sathosa relief packs that do not include sugar.
However, consumers say that there are not enough stocks of rice and other items to purchase at Sathosa outlets.
Long queues were seen in major cities in the island waiting for the gas and kerosene.
