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 Sri Lankan government has taken measures to improve the aging power transmission network in rural areas of the country with the support from the Asia Development Bank. The Ministry of Power and Energy said the present power transmission network which was over 60 years old cannot handle the present …
Sri Lankan government is taking measures to improve the healthcare facilities in the rural areas of the country, the Health Ministry said. Healthcare and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said the government has set a priority to improve the health conditions of the villages and under the initiative the …
The Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Ministry will embark on constructing massive infrastructure development projects in the Southern province. As an initial project the Fisheries harbour in Devinuwara, Matara, will be developed with required facilities and the entire project will cost Rs. 250 million, the Ministry said. Fisheries and Aquatic Resources …
The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) is in the process of drawing up plans to fine those who litter garbage along the roadside in order to curb health hazards and other inconveniences caused to the public as a result of people dumping garbage along key roads, Chairman of the CEA Professor …
Statistics of the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital show that 1,777 dengue patients had taken treatment from the hospital in 2009. Of this number 20 had died. Kurunegala Teaching Hospital Assistant Director Dr. A. Priyadarshana told The Island that 144 awareness programmes had been planned for schools and other local government institutions …
Nimal Wijesinghe Anuradhapura Additional District Group Correspondent A rapid agricultural development is being achieved in Anuradhapura District under the
Carbon trading is going to be the key for better economic prospects especially among the developing countries blessed with forests and certainly Sri Lanka despite being a tiny island is rich in biodiversity has a key role to play. It is well established fact that the main reason for climate …
US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Patricia A. Butenis officially presented mapping equipment and specialized software to assist the Forest Department with its conservation efforts in the North. Environment and Natural Resources Minister Patalee Champika Ranawaka, accepted on behalf of the Government. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) provided computer …
Sri Lanka will conduct its 14th census on population in 2011, the Department of Census and Statistics says. The 13th census of the series was conducted on the 17th of July 2001. According Director General of the Department Mrs. Suranjana Vidyaratne, the mapping of land is now being conducted on …
The Government and UNICEF officially commissioned a new water supply scheme in the Ampara district. The Thirukkovil water treatment plant will provide safe drinking water to 38,000 people in the Thirukkovil area. In doing so the Rs. 1.66 billion project, funded by UNICEF, will play a critical role in safeguarding …
The government has allocated Rs.15 million to erect an electric fence to a distance of 30km at Moragahakanda to prevent elephants frequenting areas inhabited by humans. Project Director R.M.Thennakoon told a recent meeting at the Project Office chaired by Naula Divisional Secretary K.A. Sirisena that this allocation is a result …
The Government has spent Rs. 1,400 billion for the development of the health sector in 2009 while Rs. 2,700 billion has been allocated for the health sector this year, said Healthcare and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva. The Health Minister was speaking at a ceremony organized by the Ministry …
The Colombo based Epidemic Diseases Studies Division says that the Dengue menace took off in an unprecedented manner last year. According to a senior official of the Division starting January 1 and ending on December 25, last year a total of 32,713 patients had contracted the disease while 295 had …
Kandeketiya, a village in Badulla, is constantly fighting the elephant menace that had prevailed for the last 30 years. Residents here say that the fear of being killed by an elephant has overwhelmed them for many years and that they cannot carry on with their livelihood as a result of …
