Colombo. Sri Lanka, a South Asian country, is facing food shortages. Due to the shortage, the number of shoppers in most of the city shops has increased. Food shortage is seen in some cities due to lack of supply. Such a problem has arisen after the government cracked down on cobwebs.
The government-run supermarkets have insignificant food items and most of the departments are empty. The government has claimed that there is no shortage of food items in the country and that the media has created unnecessary panic. A few months ago, the government declared a state of emergency. The head of Sri Lanka’s central bank resigned some time ago amid a crisis over foreign exchange.
What is the government doing?
On August 30, President Gotabay Rajapaksa tightened the supply of essential supplies. The government had taken this step saying that the market price has increased unnaturally due to the unnatural storage of food grains by the people. Due to the economic crisis, various problems have been seen in Sri Lanka. Until a few years ago, Sri Lanka’s economy was strong in South Asia. In 2019, the World Bank listed it as a middle-income country.
However, now the debt burden has increased in the country. Billions of rupees have been lost to the state and millions of workers have become unemployed due to the obstruction of industries and factories due to Kovid. Prices of food grains including sugar, onion, and pulses have gone up in recent months. Agency
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