Affidavit filed by the Chief Wildlife Warden, Assam in the matter of news item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay, November 5, 2024. The matter relates to the critically endangered status of feral horses in the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park as well as of smuggling of these …
Action will be taken to address the human-elephant conflict on a firm footing with an allocation of Rs. 1,070 million to be made to 107 Divisional Secretariats on the instructions of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Funds will be utilised to erect electric fences and other barriers to prevent invasion of elephants …
The Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Ministry has launched a special program to protect sharks that are facing the threat of extinction. Accordingly, the ministry has prepared a special plan for the protection and management of sharks called the Sri Lanka National Plan of Action for protection and management of …
Dec 31, Colombo: Medical doctors in Sri Lanka's state sector have called on the health authorities to pay more attention to the increasing number of kidney disease patients in the country. The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) said the Health Ministry needs to focus more on the increasing number of …
Sri Lanka Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has launched a programme to protect the sharks that are under threat of extinction. Accordingly, the Ministry has prepared a Sri Lanka National Plan of Action for protection and management of sharks. The action plan is jointly implemented by the Ministry of …
The government has allocated Rs 1 million for each Divisional Secretariat Division affected by the human-elephant conflict from the Budget for next year to take rigorous measures to control the problem, a spokesperson from the Wildlife Conservation Department said. She said the government has paid attention to mitigate the human-elephant …
South Asia is looking at an energy abyss. Millions of its people have no access to electricity or any other energy. This has put the brakes on the high growth rates in what should have been a dynamic region. High dependence on petroleum import coupled with mismanagement of their energy …
Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Sri Lanka, Dec 2013 The Transport Ministry has formulated the draft Urban Transport Master Plan for the Colombo Metropolitan Region and the suburbs to address issues in the transport sector including heavy congestion in the Colombo city within the next 20 years. Read more …
Wildlife and Conservation Minister Wijith Wijayamuni Zoysa said arrangements will be made to to set up a sanctuary for wild ponies roaming in Delft Island. The minister visited Delft Island on the invitation of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Minister Douglas Devananda. It was also agreed to set up …
Funds have been allocated to set up a purified water project in Jaffna and the islands surrounding the peninsula, Water Supply and Drainage Ministry Secretary Amarananda Abeygunasekara said. He said the project will be completed by the end of 2015. Abeygunasekara said funds for the project are provided by the …
Pakistan has expressed its interest in oil and gas exploration in the seas off Sri Lanka, the Daily Mirror learns. At present Cairn Lanka (Private) Limited, a subsidiary of Cairn India, is engaged in oil and gas exploration work in the Mannar basin at the moment. Following the success of …
Sri Lanka Minister of Wildlife Conservation Vijith Vijayamuni Soysa says that a sanctuary will be set up for the wild horses in the Delft island in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. The Minister recently held a discussion with the Minister of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprises Development Douglas Devananda …
Tetra Tech Inc, a US based firm said it had won a 74 million US dollar contract from Sri Lanka to build a water supply and treatment plant. The US Export-Import Bank is financing the deal. Tetra Tech will design and oversee the completion of a new water supply treatment …
The government of Sri Lanka has signed a US$ 8 million agreement with the World Food Programme (WFP) to build resilience in adapting to adverse weather conditions. The agreement for 'Addressing Climate Change Impacts on Marginalized Agricultural Communities Living in the Mahaweli River Basin of Sri Lanka' was reportedly signed …
Department of Census and Statistics conducts Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) once in every five years. This survey provides information on Household Income and Expenditure to measure the levels and changes in living conditions of the people. Data collected from this survey is used to observe the consumption patterns …
The Sri Lankan government has received a Rs 15.5 billion (Japanese Yen 12.381 billion) loan from the Government of Japan through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to construct major bridges on the nation's roads. The loan will be utilized to construct 37 major bridges on the country's roads under …
Two workers had been reported trapped inside a 30ft-deep gem mine in Angammana in Ratnapura this evening. Initial reports said the mine had collapsed following a water leakage while the workers were engaged in digging. The fate of the trapped workers is not known. Ratnapura fire brigade had been brought …
The Sri Lankan government has awarded a US$ 74 million contract to the California-based US engineering firm Tetra Tech to set up a new water treatment plant. The company in a press release announced Wednesday that it has been awarded the US$ 74 million contract principally financed by the United …
Work on a several rural bridges out of 27 to be built in the Matale district has already been completed, five months after the foundation stones were laid by Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa. Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa launches the Matale district bridge program in July The bridges are …
Automobile Engineer Lal Alawatta has urged the government to rationalize controls on poisonous vehicle emissions threat. Alawatta emphasizes that emissions breathed in by over 5 million children comprising Sri Lanka's student population in five major cities, are invisible killers. Besides sulfuric acid fumes, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons, which form …
The government plans to construct seven water supply projects and sewage systems in the country next year, Water Supply and Drainage Ministry Secretary Amarananda Abeygunasekera said. Attanagalla and Minuwangoda will have the largest water supply project under this program costing around US $ 229, he said. Abeygunasekera said a water …
