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 Government has released Rs 35 million as flood relief for 407,549 persons belonging to 93,955 families who have been affected by torrential rains. Deputy Director of Disaster Management Pradeep Kodipilli said all measures have been taken to provide relief to the people affected by floods in many parts of …
Media Minister and Cabinet Spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella said US $ 183.9 million has been allocated for road development in several areas. US $ 100 million out of this amount comes from World Bank Funds while the balance is from the Asian Development Bank and the International Development Authority. (IDA) Speaking …
The Government yesterday said more than 522,171 people were affected and 17,253 displaced by the floods in the Western, Southern, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces. The displaced have been provided accommodation in 85 camps in the Colombo and Gampaha districts. The highest number of camps have been set up in the …
The first two solar power plants in the country will be established on a 50-acre land in Baruthakanda, Hambantota. This area had been declared as a Solar Power Zone. According to Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority (SLSEA) Renewable Energy Director Athula Jayatunga, the capacity of proposed two plants are 600kw …
The Government on directive of President Mahinda Rajapaksa has already granted Rs12.5 million financial allocations to provide relief for the flood-affected, Disaster Management Minister A.H.M. Fowzie said. Addressing a press conference at the Disaster Management Centre yesterday he said with the co-ordination of District and Divisional Secretariats, arrangements have been …
The Presidential Task Force set up to control dengue in the country will meet for the first time at the Presidential Secretariat on May 25 at 4.00 pm . Representatives from all relevant institutions will be present, a Health Ministry spokesman said. According to the spokesman this is the first …
Sri Lankan government is taking measures to eradicate the slums and shanties in the capital Colombo and provide proper housing to the dwellers who have occupied the land illegally. Sri Lanka Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa who has been put in charge of the Urban Development Authority (UDA) recently told the …
About 536 tuberculosis patients had been detected in the Kurunegala District during 2009, Dr. Saman Kularathne of the Chest Clinic in Kurunegala told the media at the North Western Province Health Ministry. Dr. Kularathne said that the disease was fast spreading in developing countries and the main cause was poverty. …
Minister of Disaster Management A. H. M. Fowzie has granted a sum of Rs. 300,000 each to the District Secretaries of Galle, Gampaha and Nuwara Eliya to provide relief to people affected by the recent floods. Minister Fowzie told
Tourism is gaining at a rapid pace and the recent past has seen some positive indicators for the boost which Sri Lanka hopes to achieve by 2016. In order to showcase another beautiful Sri Lankan spot, as well as increase room capacity, it is necessary to expedite the development of …
More than 600 persons in the Gampaha district have been affected by the inter monsoonal rains, which caused the Attanagalu Oya to spill over. The Disaster Management Centre has launched relief measures to assist 635 persons belonging to 132 families in the villages of Alawala, Thihariya and Kahata Ovita in …
Economic development in post war Sri Lanka is seriously hampered by the absence of a safe and efficient transport system in the capital city and also in the rest of the country. Any talk of development without addressing this issue cannot be serious. The public transport system in Colombo is …
This guide clarifies the concept of grievance redress mechanisms and presents the rationale for their implementation. It shows how grievance redress should be built into projects' policy and institutional frameworks as well as planning models. It also describes the key elements of grievance redress mechanisms and provides step- by-step guidelines …
To better understand the obstacles to access facing the poor, and the efforts by governments to reach this population, the World Resources Institute (WRI) and its civil society organization (CSO) partners in The Access Initiative (TAI) closely examined access rights and practices in four countries
This brief explains the importance of empowering people after natural disasters by giving them access to their rights and entitlements, allowing them to reconstruct the legal foundation for their lives and livelihoods.
Thimphu: The 16th SAARC summit has adopted an Indian proposal for a roadmap to create a SAARC market for electricity. The summit urged the member countries to quickly ratify the trade in services deal to open their service sectors. "The leaders recognised the need to enhance co-operation in the energy …
THIMPHU: With climate change being the central theme of the SAARC summit, India hoped the eight-nation bloc would hold the dialogue on the issue in a "meaningful manner" and backed its "fresh" position on global warming to be adopted at the Cancun meet later this year. India supports "a fresh …
Anopheles culicifacies is the major vector of both falciparum and vivax malaria in Sri Lanka, while Anopheles subpictus and certain other species function as secondary vectors. In Sri Lanka, An. culicifacies is present as a species complex consisting of species B and E, while An. subpictus exists as a complex …
Humanitarian actors are confronted with the impacts of climate change on a daily basis. This is reflected in this report. The report documents projects by the key organisations involved in humanitarian activities - UN and intergovernmental organisations, NGOs and Red Cross Red Crescent - that contribute to climate change adaptation. …
T.V. SRIRA Not willing to give up, the villagers in Galkiriyagama, Kekirawa, took turns trying first to pull out the baby elephant which was crying out in distress Working tireless April 15: Working tirelessly, hundreds of people in a village located North Central Sri Lanka pulled out two sinking elephants …
