Goods flow through A9

Around 35 lorries belonging to private traders transporting essential items to the North through the A9 Road left Medawachchiya yesterday morning.

Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said 35 lorries of private traders have left from Medawachchiya check point carrying essential items to the North on the A9 Road after a lapse of several years.

“These lorries were carrying essential items such as rice, sugar, dhal, oil etc for the Northerners”, he added. He asserted that every three days around 40 lorries will be allowed to transport essential items to the North via the A9 Road. Read more ...