Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sept. 27 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release:
A progress review discussion on the establishment of special district-level committees to curb illegal fishing activities and other unlawful activities carried out using fishing vessels was held at the Parliament Complex on 25 September.
The discussion was chaired by Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources Ramalingam Chandrasekar, Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), and Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources Rathna Gamage.
In accordance with the decisions reached at previous discussions, it had been decided in August to establish these special committees covering 15 fishe...