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 …
As a result of the continuing heavy rains several areas in the Batticaloa District, in Eastern Sri Lanka have been severely flooded. The Disaster Management Center (DMC) of Sri Lanka said that most of the families at Kaththankudi, Ariyampathi, Wellawalai and Eravur have been displaced due the floods. All the …
A twister that blew across the Bulathsinhala area in Kalutara last night damaged at least 103 houses. The Disaster Management Center said that 89 houses have been completely destroyed and others were partially damaged. Most of the houses have been damaged due to fallen trees, but no injuries were reported, …
Dharma SRI ABEYRATNE The Government has appointed a Cabinet sub committee to look into the drought prevailing in certain parts of the country. The committee consists of four Ministers who will take action to assist the victims. Disaster Management and Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe, Mass Media and Information, Enterprise …
The first case of swine flu from the Ratnapura District has been detected from a young girl, the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Health Services Director, Dr Kapila Kannagara said. The girl had been admitted to the hospital for treatment three days ago with signs of fever.. A sample of her blood had …
The Government has taken steps to launch 2,225 electrification projects at a cost of Rs. 5025 million. Accordingly all remaining power projects will be completed by 2012 and this will cost an additional sum of Rs.1,650 million, the Ceylon Electricity Board stated. According to the Ministry the main purpose of …
More than a 1000 families in the Binthenna area are in a predicament for want of drinking water caused by the prolonged drought. The Maduru-Oya, which is the only source of water in the area, has run dry and people are compelled to dig pits in the river bed to …
The Sri Lankan government has appointed a cabinet subcommittee to provide immediate relief to drought affected persons in various parts of the country. Cabinet of Ministers who met last night under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa has appointed Minister of Disaster Management Mahinda Samarasinghe to lead the subcommittee. Rishad …
The Power and Energy Ministry has launched 2225 electrification projects at a cost of Rs. 5025 million to provide electricity to 15 percent of the population who are without this basic facility within the next three years. All remaining power projects will be completed by 2012 and this will cost …
Sri Lanka Ministry of Power and Energy has implemented a speedy program to provide electricity to 25 villages in the Northern Province that have no power supply yet. According to the Minister of Power and Energy, W.D.J. Senaviratne, only the cities in the Northern Province have received power supply until …
The residents as well as devotees in Kataragama, one of the sacred cities in Sri Lanka are hit by a severe drought once again. According to the sources the entire region has not received the expected rains on time and it has resulted in this severe drought in the area. …
Statistically the death rate of wild elephants due to the human-elephant conflict increased this year when compared to the previous year. Director General of the Wildlife Conservation Department Ananda Weerasuriya said 160 deaths were reported last year and this increased to 170 elephants for the last nine months of the …
The government of Japan today signed a grant agreement with Sri Lanka to provide Rs. 9.2 million to establish a mew maternity and dental units at the Dambana Hospital in Badulla District. The project is to be implemented by the Regional Director of Health Services Office, Badulla to construct the …
Sirens wailed and loudspeakers ordered residents of coastal towns and villages from Indonesia's Aceh province to Sri Lanka to seek safety during an Indian Ocean-wide tsunami practice drill on Wednesday. The exercise, a U.N.-backed initiative to test the warning systems and overall preparedness of nations in the region, is supposed …
Environment and Natural Resources Minister Champika Ranawaka challenged environmentalists, who he says manipulate the emotions of villagers of Dompe, to an open debate on the Kirindiwela garbage disposal project instead of protesting against it in the media. During a press conference to brief the media on Green Month (Haritha Masaya) …
Another school girl who was administrated with rubella vaccine has died last night after being admitted to Kurunegala hospital. According to the police, three students from Wariyapola area has been admitted to Kurunegala hospital last evening due to severe headaches and other symptoms after administration of rubella vaccine. One of …
Non Government Organizations had funded so called environmentalists to the tune of Rs. 3.7 million to block the proposed compost plant and final disposal facility in Dompe, Environment and Natural Resources Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said at a media conference yesterday. "These culprits who pose as environmentalists were behind the …
A USD 500 million joint venture of Sri Lanka-India for the construction of a coal power plant will commence in Sampur, Trincomalee on November 10, Power and Energy Ministry revealed. The power purchase agreement with regard to the joint venture will be signed in Colombo at the end of this …
High US Government officials believe that it is highly unreasonable by the developing nations to request the industrialized nations or the Annexure One countries to cut down greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent in 2020. They told The Island Financial Review if they stick to the 40 per cent …
During the period of last week no patients affected by Novel Influenza A/H1N1 have been treated at the IDH indicating a significant decline in the number of affected persons, IDH, Director Dr. Anura Senanayake said. According to Dr. Senanayake since mid June this year the IDH has treated 100 confirmed …
Sri Lanka will be among 18 countries around the Indian Ocean Rim which will participate in an ocean-wide tsunami exercise on October 14 to coincide with World Disaster Reduction Day. The exercise will for the first time test and evaluate the effectiveness of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation …
