Colombo: Sri Lanka’s worst energy crisis has forced residents to cook on clay stoves.
According to the details, Sri Lanka, which is facing the worst economic and energy crisis, has a shortage of everything from medicines to gas. Citizens across the country are now forced to burn wood to cook.
According to media reports, in a country of 22 million people, most people have run out of gas in their homes, and where gas is available, its price has skyrocketed.
Some Sri Lankans have bought kerosene stoves for cooking. However, the government does not have kerosene oil for importing petroleum products.
In this situation, Sri Lankans have now started using wood for cooking, and for this they have started using clay stoves.
A woman selling food on the side of the road told the media that she had to choose between closing her business or living with smoke, but now it is difficult to find firewood and it can be very expensive. Is going
It should be noted that Sri Lanka’s economy was based on tourism, and the sector was badly affected by the Corona epidemic, now the lack of foreign exchange for fuel imports is actually the biggest problem of the Sri Lankan government.