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 …
Around 500 acres of forest land was destroyed by a fire which occurred on the Wadinahelayaya mountain in Wellawaya on Monday. Ven. Soratha, Chief Sanganayake of Wellawaya, who was the Chief Incumbent of a temple at the foot of the mountain, said that if timely action was not taken more …
Beneficiaries deployed under the SADP programme, explaining their progress reports to Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, at the induction session. Two hundred families in the village of Borala in Weligama, in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka were enrolled in Ceylon Tobacco Company's flagship CSR initiative, the Sustainable Agricultural …
Sri Lanka Industrial Technical Institute (ITI) says that the water samples in the vicinity of a glove making factory in the Rathupaswala area of Weliweriya tested high in acidity. The pH value of the water samples taken within one kilometer radius of the factory was reported to be as low …
President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday assured the residents of Rathupaswala, in Weliweriya, that the factory which allegedly discharged effluents contaminating their ground water would be relocated. The President gave the assurance when he met residents of the Rathupaswala area and relevant officials on the Weliweirya water issue last afternoon at the …
Road construction is in progress under the JAICA programme in the Akkaraipattu Municipal Council area. A supervisory committee has been appointed to monitor the construction of concrete roads within the municipal area. A progress review meeting was held at the Municipal Council presided by Eastern Province Road Development Irrigation Housing …
The insulin intolerance level in children adults in Sri Lanka has gone up to 11 per cent, according to the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA), which has decided to present eight proposals, on food safety and the Health Ministry’s role, to President Mahinda Rajapaksa soon. GMOA president Dr. Anuruddha Padeniya …
Around 203 mobile health camps have been conducted in the Kegalle district in line with the Deyata Kirula National Exhibition 2014, Kegalle District Health Service Director Dr. Gamini Senevirathna said. He said on the directive of Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa, a health camp was organised for each mobile service …
India's state-run power generator NTPC will commence the project to build a 500 MW thermal power plant in Sri Lanka after signing the necessary agreements with relevant institutions in Sri Lanka and the government, India's Power Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said Thursday. The NTPC is participating in a joint venture power …
A Wildlife Incident Support Team (WIST) has been deployed to Sri Lanka by the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC) to help the country combat the rising incidents of poaching in the country. Secretary-General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), John E. Scanlon has been …
The inspection of water samples received from community based rural water supply schemes in the North Central Province has proved that in most cases the ground water being provided is not suitable for consumption. There are around 300 such schemes in the Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa districts. The main possible reason …
Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Minister Douglas Devananda directed authorities to take action to implement a water supply scheme to provide potable water for the people in Puttur from the Neelavarai well. Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Minister Douglas Devananda visiting the deep Neelavarai well The well is …
Around 10,000 people will be provided with safe drinking water by the Sellakataragama Water Supply Project. The Water Board has spent Rs 34 million for the projects. The Wedisitikanda Water Supply Project will distribute water for 1,000 people. The Water Supply Board and the Uva Provincial Council spent Rs 2 …
The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) and Coca-Cola Beverages Sri Lanka signed a memorandum of understanding to launch the 'Programme for the Provision of Safe Drinking Water to Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Affected Areas', at the Ministry of Water Supply and Drainage. Present from Coca-Cola Beverages Sri Lanka …
Medical experts yesterday said that HIV positive cases continued to show an alarming increase in Sri Lanka. Director of the Health Ministry’s National STD/AIDS Control Programme (NSACP) Dr. Sisira Liyanage told The Island that homosexuality was partly responsible for the prevalent rate of HIV and AIDS in the country. Dr. …
The garbage recycling project commenced by the Kirinda Puhulwella Pradeshiya Sabha has seen a considerable progress, resident said. Kirinda Puhulwella Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Sanath Hettiarachchi said this project is in operation at Wahtucolakanda in Puhulwella. The garbage and other waste collected from Kirinda, Puhulwella towns and other sub towns and …
The National Maternal and Child Health Policy was launched yesterday under the direction of Health Minister Mithripala Sirisena. The policy is timely because Sri Lanka is gradually achieving developed status, a Health Ministry spokesman said. The spokesman said the policy is also important for Sri Lanka because of the increasing …
The Sri Lankan government says it would take measures to shut down the controversial glove making factory in Nedungamuwa, Weliweriya of Gampaha district if investigations found that the factory has released hazardous material to the environment. The company, Sri Lanka's top rubber glove maker and exporter, Dipped Products PLC of …
More than 8,116 persons continued to be displaced due to floods and stormy conditions in eight districts during the past three days. The Met. Department said more windy conditions could be expected countrywide due to the cyclone, ‘JEBI’, near Vietnam. According to latest figures, issued by the Disaster Management Centre …
Stormy weather that raged across the country had killed one person and left four injured, Disaster Management Centre officials said yesterday. Assistant Director, Pradeep Kodippili, told The Island that over 3,000 persons of 326 families countrywide had been affected by heavy rains and stormy winds which had caused earth bunds …
The dengue DV1 outbreak which usually affects Sri Lanka in May and June has not been reported this year. This may be due to the natural immunity developed in the human body against DV1, a Health Ministry spokesman said yesterday.z_p01-Ministry.jpg He however warned of a DV2 dengue outbreak in the …
