Fire destroys 35 acres of forest land
Around 35 acres of forest was destroyed on Saturday in a fire that erupted in the protected areas of the Castlereagh reservoir and Devon Falls. Police suspect that the fire has been deliberately caused
Daily News (Sri Lanka)
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Protect the mangroves
The tsunami of December 26, 2004, devastated many coastal areas in Sri Lanka. Curiously, the tsunami spared several areas which had mangroves - dense forests of salt-resistant trees and shrubs that grow in brackish, low-lying coastal swamps in the tropics and subtropics.
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HNB extends safe drinking water and sanitation project
HNB extended the safe drinking water and sanitation project to Gonewa, a village in the Rambewa Divisional Secretariat, about 22 kms from Anuradhapura. The villagers in Gonewa lacked sufficient sanitation facilities and access to fresh water prior to the launch of this project, a media release said.
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Lanka is self-sufficient in maize
He said that maize is not one of our traditional food items but still Sri Lanka has been able to grow maize and become self-sufficient within one year. The total production had been used to produce Thriposha and animal food. This is a great achievement for the country as the belief earlier was that Sri Lanka cannot produce maize.
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Mangrove swamps declining in Lankan waters
Commercial considerations are taking a heavy toll on the popular mangrove swamps in Sri Lanka, with environmentalists asking for effective measures to preserve them. Mangrove plants has helped in water flow and enhancing the possession of sediments in the water system. A study said healthy mangrove forests helped save Sri Lankan villagers during the tsunami 2004.
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North Colombo residents to benefit
The construction activities of the Kelani Ganga right- bank water supply project that will cost Rs. 8,100 million will be launched on April 19, Water Supply Minister Mahinda Amaraweera told the Daily News yesterday.
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Solid waste management on firm footing
The Environment and Natural Resources Ministry and the Urban Development Authority will take over the control of the four of Sri Lanka's largest waste dumping sites from respective Municipal Councils and Pradeshiya Sabhas in keeping with a Cabinet decision to manage urban solid waste on a firm footing, said Environment and Natural Resources Minister Champika Ranawaka.
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Mines Bureau wants four short period network systems to monitor tremors
The Geological and Mines Bureau has requested the External Resources Department and donor agencies like JICA and the Russian government to install four short period network systems to monitor local earth tremors like Wednesday's since the monitor at Pallekele was a Broad Band station to monitor the whole region, Director Dr. Kithsiri Dissanayaka said yesterday.
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Massive coconut cultivation project
The Coconut Cultivation Board has made arrangements to distribute 1.4 million coconut saplings among farmers who own small coconut lands that are under ten acres. This is done to strengthen and develop the coconut industry in Sri Lanka."
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Growth in developing economies to decline this year
Against the backdrop of the global financial and economic crisis, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has forecast a slowdown in growth in the developing economies of the region to 3.6% in 2009, from an estimated 5.8% in 2008.
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Systematic plan to develop tourist hot spots in East
The best tourist destination in the country, the Eastern Province will be developed under a systematic tourism plan. Tourist destinations in the Ampara, Batticaloa and Trincomalee districts will be developed under the Negenahira Udanaya, reawakening program, Nation Building Minister Susantha Punchinilame told the Daily News yesterday.