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Landslide warning issued to several districts in Sri Lanka
The Disaster Management Centre of Sri Lanka has issued a landslide warning to several districts in the country. The Centre has requested residents in the Kegalle, Ratnapura and the Matale Districts
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Concessionary loans to electrify low income rural households in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's Ministry of Power and Energy has initiated a program to grant concessionary loans to the low income groups to electrify their households. Under the program, the low income families in rural
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Sri Lanka takes measures to increase forest cover
The Sri Lankan government has taken measures to increase the country's forest cover to 35 percent by the year 2020. The Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Energy Development has said that steps
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Sri Lanka's Northern PC adopts resolution not to allow mining and quarrying in the province
The Northern Provincial Council of Sri Lanka had adopted a resolution last week to not allow any mining or quarrying of limestone in the province by companies or individuals. Agriculture and Environment
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Korea loans US$ 40 million to Sri Lanka for road improvements in hill country
The Sri Lankan Government has received a US$ 40 million loan from Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) of Korea to fund the improvements of several roads in the hill country. The funds will
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Sri Lanka bans sale of glyphosate weedicide responsible for kidney disease
Sri Lanka has banned the sale of Monsanto's "Round Up" glyphosate weedicide after a study found that the weedicide is responsible for the increasing number of chronic kidney disease patients. Minister
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Severe environmental damage in Sri Lanka's World Heritage Sri Pada mountain range
Environmentalists in Sri Lanka warn of severe environmental degradation in the island's main catchment area of Sri Pada mountain. They say that the pilgrims who visit the sacred mountain are damaging
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World Bank grants US$ 147 million loan to Sri Lanka to develop major cities
Recognizing the Sri Lankan government's vision to develop a well-planned and connected network of cities and townships throughout the country by 2020, the World Bank has agreed to grant US$ 147 million
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Drought affects tea cultivation in Sri Lanka
The prolonged drought in Sri Lanka has affected the tea cultivation and reduced the tea production by about 50 percent ,the industry sources say. Sri Lanka Tea Board says that the drought has affected
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Japan grants Rs. 9.8 billion loan to Sri Lanka to make national roads safer from landslides
The Government of Sri Lanka has received a loan of Rs. 9.8 billion (Japanese Yen 7.62 billion) from the Government of Japan through its lending arm, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to protest