How much do you know about Sri Lanka's worst drought in 50 years?
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What was the impact of the two-year drought in Southern Sri Lanka?

  • Dried up wells and decreased school attendance (correct)
  • Increased local industries
  • Increased school attendance
  • Improved livestock conditions
  • What is the name of the village in Moneragala district discussed in the text?

  • Southern Sri Lanka Village
  • Sri Lanka City
  • Muthukandiya (correct)
  • Moneragalatown
  • What caused local industries to close down during the drought?

  • Increased availability of water
  • Increased supplies of rice and freshwater fish
  • Improved crop production
  • Devastated supplies of rice and freshwater fish (correct)
  • Study Notes

    • Southern Sri Lanka suffered a two-year drought described as the worst in 50 years.
    • Livestock died, wells dried up, and school attendance fell, affecting 1.6 million people.
    • Muthukandiya is a village in Moneragaladistrict, where half of Sri Lanka's population lives.
    • Rainfall in the area varies greatly, but this drought was much worse than usual.
    • Only half of Moneragala's tube wells were working by March.
    • The drought devastated supplies of rice and freshwater fish, causing local industries to close down.
    • Villagers of Muthukandiya rely on rain-fed crop production and work as day-laborers.
    • Each family was given six acres of land with no irrigation system.
    • Three wells provide domestic water, but they run dry for much of the year.
    • Women and children spend several hours each day walking up to three miles to fetch water.

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