Sevanagala

Main income generation source of the people living in Sevanagala area is agricultural farming (more than 80%) while others are depend on animal husbandry (cattle and buffalo rearing),small scale trades and household income generation sources. Sevanagala Sugar Factory also plays a major role in the economy of the area.

Majority of the farmers in Sevanagala solely depend on sugar cane cultivation around two decades whereas the trend is now being declined with low profitability. Paddy, banana, papaw and vegetables are more popular among the younger generation as major crops due to higher income level. Many farmers now move away from Sugarcane to other crops as the profit they can obtain from sugarcane is comparatively low. As a result, it directly effects to country's sugar production and a large amount of foreign exchange has to be spent over the imports.

Sevanagala area is much popular among the nation for the sugar cane cultivation since 1986. Arable lands which are used for sugarcane cultivation in Sevanagala area is around 3860 ha. Sugarcane cultivation are carried on under irrigated and rain fed conditions mostly with conventional agronomic practices. Sevanagala sugarcane plantation-factory-distillery complex which was established in 1986 with a production capacity of 1430 TCD of sugar and 60 tonnes of molasses per day is continuing operations at 1250 TCD of sugar 60 tonnes of molasses per day.