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 …
The Forest Conservation Department (FCD) has carried out reforestation in about 2,000 hectares of forest land during 2011, FCD Conservator General H M Hitisekara told the Daily News. He said that special attention was given to reforestation in hill tops. Accordingly, 386 hectares of forest cover had been replanted in …
The Korean Government has provided Rs. 600 million to tackle the much discussed garbage problem in the country. The Rs. 600 million-grant comes following a number of discussions held by the Central Environmental Authority, Chairman Charitha Herath with the Korean Government officials, under the direction of Environment Minister Anura Priyadharshana …
Floods in nine districts of the Northern, Eastern, North Central and Central Provinces, due to the heavy rains experienced over the last three days, have affected more than 35,000 people, according to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC). DMC Assistant Director Pradeep Kodippili told The Island that nearly 7,500 people displaced …
Sri Lanka Department of Forest Conservation says that 200 elephants and 48 men were killed in the human-elephant conflicts this year. Of these elephants, 75 were killed due to gunshot injuries, says the Deputy Director of the Department W.S.K. Navaratne. Another 22 elephants were killed by food traps laid by …
Sri Lanka's health minister Maithreepala Sirisena has appointed a high-powered committee to investigate the waste disposal from the National Cancer Institute after the National Atomic Energy Authority (NAEA) has found some radioactive substances in bathing wells and a paddy field in the areas surrounding the hospital in Maharagama. Western Provincial …
Sri Lanka expressed disappointment at the inability of the global community to meet their obligations under the Kyoto Protocol at the recently concluded Climate Change Conference held in Durban, Environmental Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said. Sri Lanka presented four main points at the conference held in Durban, South Africa. Sri …
The highest number of dengue cases in the country, from January to December, has been reported from the Western Province. Health Ministry sources said that 72 percent of the dengue cases were reported from the Colombo and Gampaha Districts. Sources said that the total number of dengue cases reported this …
Dismissing reports of the deaths of children after administration of pentavalent vaccine in Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Pakistan as unrelated, the Centre has decided to introduce this vaccine as part of the routine immunisation programme in Kerala on Wednesday. The vaccine, that will prevent children from five life-threatening diseases, will …
Sri Lanka has allocated 180 million rupees to complete the renovation work of many small scale irrigation reservoirs (wevas) within this year, the Commissioner General of Agrarian Services Ravindra Hewavitharana has said. In addition, the Ministry of Economic Development has granted 200 million rupees to renovate 104 small reservoirs in …
The Agriculture Ministry has drawn up a plan to develop 13 sectors of the agricultural field under Api Wawamu Rata Nagamu Under this project the Ministry had allocated around Rs 440 million to develop the agriculture sector for the year 2012, Agriculture Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana said. According to the …
The Sri Lankan government has withdrawn the Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Bill presented to the parliament. Chief Government Whip, Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has withdrawn the Bill Wednesday following a Supreme Court determination that the legislation needed to receive the approval of the provincial councils first. The amendments to the …
A group of 25 veterinary doctors and animal husbandry officers from Sri Lanka have begun a tour of Kerala to study the State's initiatives in dairy farming. The delegation, led by Hiteki Saito, Chief Adviser, Feeding and Dairy Management, Department of Animal Production and Health, is scheduled to visit the …
Agrarian Services and Wildlife Minister S M Chandrasena said that, the government has allocated around Rs 1,120 million for the protection of wild elephants in budget 2012. The ministry has drawn up a plan to launch a sustained programme to protect elephants with immediate effect, he said. The budget has …
Two to three HIV/AIDS cases are reported every week in Sri Lanka, research reveals. A total of 1,388 HIV/AIDS positive cases had been identified in the country by the end of second quarter of 2011. At the end of 2010 there were 1,317 cases. Nearly 250 people have died due …
President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday directed Sri Lanka Coast Conservation Department officials to take legal action against persons polluting the coastline and constructing unauthorized buildings along the coastline. The President made this observation during a discussion on coastal zone management and development at Temple Trees yesterday. Coast Conservation Department officials pointed …
Minister of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Douglas Devananda, Government Agent Imelda Sukumar, Divisional Secretaries and the officials of NAQDA Organization held a discussion at the Jaffna District Secretariat regarding the prawn farm project in the Jaffna District. The coastal areas of Allaipitti and Araly. extending over 600 acres, …
The Anti-Arsenic Movement in Sri Lanka has commenced an awareness campaign through distributing leaflets to educate the public about the dangers of using pesticides containing arsenic. The Movement has also called on authorities not to release a consignment of pesticides in the Customs Department stores that contains arsenic. Launching the …
A 12-member committee appointed to look into the construction of a controversial roadway from Ilumbakanda to Suriyakanda said to be endangering the the Sinharaja National World Heritage Site (NWHS) has recommended that the construction of proposed roadway should be stopped. The committee headed by Peradeniya University Professor Nimal Gunatilaka had …
The National Climate Change Policy of Sri Lanka has been developed to provide guidance and directions for all the stakeholders to address the adverse impacts of climate change efficiently and effectively. The National Climate Change Policy contains a vision, mission, goal and a set of guiding principles followed by broad …
