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 …
Over one million people have been marooned and 22 deaths reported due to the floods and landslides in several parts of the country. According to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) the Batticaloa, Ampara, Trincomalee, Polonnaruwa, Nuwara Eliya, Moneragala, Kandy, Badulla and Kegalle districts are the worst hit by the floods. …
The worst ever floods in a century, have affected more than one million people or one-twentieth of the population, according to latest statistics released by the Disaster Management Centre last afternoon. Twenty three people have died in flood related incidents while 36 have been injured and one reported missing. UN …
The Health Ministry will set up the National Nutrition Council on January 14, a Health Ministry spokesman said. According to the spokesman the Council to be set up by President Mahinda Rajapaksa on a proposal made by Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena. Many other line ministries and institutions such as the …
At least seven people, including two children, were killed in mudslides in Sri Lanka where more than 750,000 people have been driven out of their homes by floods, officials said yesterday. A six-year-old boy and a nine-year-old girl were killed in separate incidents in the district of Badulla yesterday, while …
Some 750,817 people belonging to 198,147 families have been affected by floods caused by lashing rains in several districts in the country with nine deaths, nine injured and four persons missing according to Army. Batticaloa, Polonnaruwa, Nuwara Eliya, Moneragala, Badulla, Kegalle and Kandy Districts were reportedly affected by floods. Disaster …
P K Balachandran | ENS THOUGH it was announced at the end of last year, that Sri Lanka would import millions of coconuts from Kerala to make up for a shortage of this essential cooking ingredient, it is now learnt that there may be no imports from Kerala because of …
Sri Lanka Electricity Board has implemented a mechanism to save Rs 8,450 million during the 2011 financial year, Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said. The Minister addressing the media yesterday at the Power and Energy Ministry, said the Electricity Board has planned to reduce expenditure while increasing revenue. …
Jan 04, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Center (DMC) today reported that 362,873 people from 96,663 families have been affected by floods in the Batticaloa District of Eastern Province. The DMC in its latest figures released Tuesday said 1,813 people from 465 families are sheltered in 7 camps. DMC statistics …
The total amount of funds spent for providing relief for the flood victims in the year 2010 had exceeded Rs 300 million while the Ministry of Disaster Management is slated to spend Rs. 200 million for the victims of present flood conditions, a minister said. A report from the Media …
As Sri Lanka moves into a trajectory of aggressive development, evaluating climate change vulnerability becomes important to identify potential threats to slated development goals. By doing so, any risks could be addressed early, ensuring that development targets can be achieved in a timely and sustainable manner.
The Health Ministry says that fifty percent institutions and schools within the Colombo City area have mosquito larvae and possible mosquito breeding places. Spokesman for the Health Ministry said that 55 institutions and 58 schools within the Colombo City had been inspected by thirty inspection units during the National Dengue …
KOCHI: Experts at a symposium on urban biodiversity organised by the Department of Zoology at St. Albert's College here on Thursday recommended a concerted effort by all stakeholders to protect the rich biodiversity of the country. In his lecture on the
When governments develop policies, a major limiting factor is availability of sufficient information. Information often does not reach policy makers at the right time or in the form in which it is needed. Information and communication technology can support policy development processes by improving public participation, shortening the time frame …
The jungles are a favoured haunt of prized elephants and the government is taking steps to preserve them in their natural habitat Eigh teen months after the end of island
The Health Ministry announced its third dengue control week from today (1) to December 7. Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena, addressing a press conference, said that this would be the third dengue control week since April and that it was being conducted as a preventive measure in the wake of monsoonal …
The Colombo Municipal Council spends millions of rupees a day on garbage collection, Chief City Administrator Omar Kamil told The Island yesterday. He said "the Sri Jayawaredenepura MC belongs to the Kotte electorate. The cost of collection of garbage in the area is Rs. 320,000 per day. To collect the …
The Sri Lankan government has said that Rs. 202 million that has been allocated as flood relief will be distributed to the District Secretariats of Colombo, Kurunegala, Puttalam, Matale, Hambantota and Gampaha districts to assist the flood victims. A second wave of floods brought about by the incessant rains in …
Metropolitan group signed an MOU with the Central Environmental Authority to recycle all workplace related electronic waste (e-waste). Under this programme which is already implemented by the Metropolitan Group, all items from computers, copiers, printers, cartridges, toners, drums, telephoning units, scanners, paper, fax machines and all other related workplace items …
At least 15,914 persons have been displaced and 61 houses have suffered extensive damages and another 232 houses were severely affected due to the prevailing heavy showers and flood conditions, the Disaster Management Center said. At least 3404 families have been displaced due to the heavy rain in Kandy, Matara, …
