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 …
Environmentalists yesterday expressed regret over the country’s failure to address its concerns over the controversial Sethusamudram Project. They accused state officials of years of inaction on the issue. According to them, the National Aquatic Resources Agency (NARA), Coast Conservation Department (CCD), Fisheries Department and Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Ministry …
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Submits channel will become a “valuable asset in terms of national defence and security” The UPA government filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court on Monday, saying it wanted to implement the Sethusamudram project through the original alignment, cutting across the Ram Sethu. A Bench, headed by Justice H.L. Dattu, …
Leptospirosis, better known as rat fever, continues to trouble the health authorities. The Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry has reported that there have been over 2,900 cases, from the beginning of January till the end of last week. Health Ministry sources said yesterday that the highest number of cases …
Sri Lankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka, staying true to its Green Vision, ""To be a Planet Friendly Airline accomplishing sustainable and advantageous business development," has initiated many programmes to conserve environment by reducing the carbon footprint. Its latest green initiative, the first in-house model biogas plant, situated …
The Sanitation and Hygiene Master Plan 2011 says the declaration of Open Defecation Free (ODF) areas by providing access to toilets to each households is a key factor in attaining the total sanitation target by 2017. In an effort to implement the mega plan, a large majority of efforts being …
The possibility is being explored to enhance water capacity and expand the Mulatiyana Community Water Scheme. Under the program, construction work on the first phase of the Mulatiyana Community Water Project was completed and vested in the public by Investment Promotion Minister Laksman Yapa Abeywardana recently. According to Mulatiyana Pradeshiya …
Prime Minister D M Jayaratne commissions the water supply project. Water Supply and Drainage Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, Water Supply and Drainage Board Deputy General Manager L L A Pieris and other officials participated. Pothgoda water supply project constructed under the supervision of the National Water Supply and Drainage Board was …
The Coalition of Environmental groups yesterday condemned a recent amnesty announced by Wildlife Resources and Conservation Management Minister Wijithamuni de Zoysa to facilitate the registration of the illegally kept elephants. Environmentalist, Nayanaka Ranwella, said that the Minister in charge had no legal powers under the Fauna and Flora Ordinance to …
Pothgoda water supply project constructed under the supervision of the National Water Supply and Drainage Board was commissioned by Prime Minister D M Jayaratne recently. Water obtained from the Marassala Refinery Centre is being distributed to areas such as Bopitiya, Pothgoda, Dehalkada, Murapola, Neelawala, Kahabiliyawa and Thalakada through this project. …
The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF) in partnership with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is supporting a water-scarce community in KillinochchiDistrict to access potable water during the dry season through Rain Water Harvesting. Implemented by UN-Habitat in close collaboration with the District Administration and the community, thisproject is establishingroof top …
Several substances deemed unsuitable for human consumption such as grease and oil were found inside mineral water bottles sold in Pettah following a raid carried out by the Consumer Affairs Authority, CAA Chairman Rumy Marzook said today. Mr. Marzook said that they had raided about 200 shops in Pettah yesterday …
A National Housing Policy has been drafted by construction sector experts to strengthen the Janasevana National Housing Initiative, combining decades of expertise in the provision of housing. The National Housing Policy will be officially presented to Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities Minister Wimal Weerawansa who will in turn …
Sri Lankans spend Rs. 210 million a day on smoking while 54 Lankans die daily from smoke related diseases, a Health Ministry spokesman said. Annually 20,000 Sri Lankans die from smoking and state hospitals spend Rs. 12 billion to treat persons falling sick due to smoking, the spokesman said. He …
This is the 39th publication in the series of National Accounts Estimates published by the National Accounts Division of the Department of Census and Statistics. This issue contains estimates for the year 2012 and a comprehensive set of accounts related to National Economic Accounts based on various sources of data, …
Health authorities in Sri Lanka will launch an island wide dengue eradication programme next month. The campaign to mobilize communities in dengue eradication will be launched at the Independence Square on September 13th. Director of Health Services of the Western Province, Dr. Amal Harsha De Silva says that dengue has …
Sri Lanka's Cabinet of ministers has approved a series of measures to ensure the safety of the consumer food imported to the country following the report submitted by the cabinet sub-committee appointed to probe the contamination of imported milk food. The Cabinet at its meeting held on August 15 appointed …
Sri Lanka and South Korea yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to have more closer cooperation in the field of environment and water management fields. The agreement was signed by Korea's Deputy Environment Minister Baek Gyuseok and Water Supply and Drainage Deputy Minister Nirupama Rajapaksa in the presence of Water …
In a bid to safeguard Sri Lanka's fresh water sources, Janashakthi Insurance has stepped forward to fund the Ma Oya river catchment conservation project and have chosen Lanka Jalani- The Sri Lanka Water Partnership (SLWP) as a programme advisers to administer a first of its kind water quality assessment project …
The Toxicology and National Poison Information Centre (TNPIC), of the National Hospital, yesterday warned that harmful chemicals were being released to the environment and ground water through untreated waste released from most vehicle service stations countrywide. TNPIC Head, Consultant Physician Dr. Waruna Gunathilake told The Island that a severe threat …
