The management of Lanka Sugar (Private) Limited has decided to close the factory at its Sevanagala unit indefinitely until further notice.In a statemet, the company said the decision was taken with the aim of minimising the financial losses incurred by the company due to the strike being carried out by employees.The statement said that from 2.00 p.m. on the 25th, a group of employees at the Sevanagala unit had refrained from performing their duties and had not commenced production activities. As a result, leave was granted to employees other than those engaged in essential services on the 26th and 27th to prevent further financial losses.

The statement also said that the Chief Operating Officer had instructed employees to resume production yesterday (28).However, as employees continued their strike as usual even after operations at the factory were resumed, a decision was taken to close the factory indefinitely.