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 …
Every year around 11,000 new Tuberculosis (TB) patients are discovered and 2,000 of them are from Colombo. Out of this number, 1,000 are detected from the Colombo Municipality, Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena said. Addressing the gathering after opening a Direct Observation Treatment Centre (DOT) at Asiri Hospital, Colombo yesterday Minister …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide Rs 10 billion (US$ 90 million) for the implementation of Jaffna and Kilinochchi Water Supply and Sanitation project in line with the Government's target of providing safe drinking water for all citizens. The main objectives of the project are to improve water supply …
Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa following a decision arrived at the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Central Committee meeting today has appointed a task force to rehabilitate the areas affected by the floods. The government has allocated a further 70 million rupees to provide relief to those affected by floods, Minister …
Sri Lanka Minister of Agrarian Services and Wildlife S.M. Chandrasena says that 300,000 acres of paddy cultivations were completely destroyed due to recent floods. Floods submerged 500,000 acres of paddy fields, damaged 458 big and small scale reservoirs, broke around 1,000 irrigation canals and bunds, the Minister said. Commissioner General …
Feasibility studies are being carried out to set up a Solar Power Park, in Hambantota to add 737 KW to the national grid. The Project initiated by Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka will receive financial aid from Japan and Korea. This Solar Power Project to be established in …
A Special Health Protection Program has been formulated by the Health Ministry to ensure the health of about 900,000 people who have been affected by the floods during the recent past. This follows a directive issued by the Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena to the Ministry Secretary. A discussion was held …
A solar farm would be established in Barathenna in Hambantota to generate low cost power with financial assistance from the Japanese and Korean Governments, officials said. The project would be carried out in two stages with the first stage financed by the Japanese Government while the Korean Government would finance …
Sri Lanka’s government has decided to change the names of all state institutions still bearing the nation’s former British colonial name, Ceylon. The decision to use the country’s modern name comes 39 years after the country was renamed Sri Lanka.The energy minister submitted a cabinet memo in January to change …
Vehicle testing teams from the Motor Traffic Department (MTD) will soon stop any vehicle that emits black smoke and conduct random emission checks with roadside vehicle emission testing to be introduced all over the country for the first time. The Department is in the process of procuring smog analyzers and …
Steps have been taken to draft regulations against noise pollution caused by radios and cassette players in private buses, an official of The Western Province Passenger Transport Authority says. "A committee was formed comprising officials of the Ministry of Environment, Registrar of Motor Vehicles and Police to discuss environmental pollution …
Jan 26, Colombo: The government of Thailand has donated US$ 100,000 to Sri Lanka as relief assistance for the rehabilitation of the areas ravaged by the recent floods. Sri Lanka External Affair's Ministry said today that the Thai Foreign Affairs Minister, Kasit Piromya, handed over a cheque of US$ 100,000 …
Sri Lanka's Transport Ministry has decided to import buses from India to add to the country's existing fleet of buses. The Ministry is to import 100 new busses from India for the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) to be used for long distance routes. SLTB Chairman, M.D. Bandusena told the …
Sri Lanka's Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Ministry has launched a new insurance scheme for fisher families. Under the new scheme, the family of any fisherman who meets with an accident or any other issue at sea would be paid a sum of Rs. 100,000. Fisheries Minister Dr. Rajitha Senarathna says …
A Waste Management Project is to be launched in the Karadiyana area in Piliyandala to solve the garbage problem in the Colombo District, according to Western Province Chief Minister Prasanna Ranatunga as quoted by the Government Information Department web portal. The Karadiyana Waste Management Site will be reopened on January …
The Ruhunupura Water Supply project aimed at providing potable water to the Hambantota area is to be completed in four years at a cost Rs. 9,742 million, the National Development Media Centre said. The project is jointly financed by the governments of Sri Lanka and the Republic of Korea and …
Jan 23, Colombo: The year 2011 national immunization programme of Sri Lanka is to be launched tomorrow ceremoniously under the patronage of the Minister of Health Maithripala Sirisena and the Minister of Education Bandula Gunawardhana at Ananda Samarakoon Grounds in Nugegoda. The programme is sponsored by World Health Organization (WHO) …
A new water supply project at Bogalkande a remote village in the Ambagamuwa DS division in the Nuwara Eliya district was commissioned by the Ambagamuwa Divisional Secretariat. The Central Provincial Councillor G M M Piyasiri funded Rs 30,000 from his decentralized budget for implementation of the new water supply scheme …
Australia's third-largest city began cleaning up stinking mud and debris in flood-hit areas on Friday, but whole suburbs remained submerged, smaller towns braced for more inundations and forecasters pointed to a threat of cyclones. Military aircraft and trucks fanned out across Queensland state, ferrying food and clothing over an area …
