Uma Oya Protestors Block Railway Near Bandarawela
The people of Bandarawela have closed down shops and places of business in protest.
Residents began their protest on the morning of Wednesday,June 28, against the Uma Oya Project for damage caused to houses and property.
Scores of people have converged on the rail tracks in Bandarawela protesting the Uma Oya Multipurpose Project, preventing trains from passing through.
According to the protesters, their woes include a water cirsis, as project has dried up water wells in the vicinity.
uma oya construction at the multipurpose project is damaging their homes; overs 7, 000 homes have been damaged, they allege.
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