Under an accelerated program to empower the freshwater fishers, over 90,000 fish fingerlings were stocked in the Weerawila Reservoir recently under the patronage of State Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Dilip Wedaarachchi, a report said. Accordingly, the Weerawila reservoir is stocked with fish fingerlings with a high yield and a high demand and the program allows the freshwater fishermen to earn a higher income.

The program has been held in parallel to the Yowun Puraya youth program taking place in Weerawila, Hambantota. The reports said that the National Aquaculture Development Authority, under the instructions of Minister Wedaarachchi, is implementing a program to popularize inland fishery industry in around 12,000 reservoirs in the country.