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 tsunami of December 26, 2004, devastated many coastal areas in Sri Lanka. Curiously, the tsunami spared several areas which had mangroves - dense forests of salt-resistant trees and shrubs that grow in brackish, low-lying coastal swamps in the tropics and subtropics. This clearly manifested in Bangladesh, which recorded very …
Healthcare and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, said an unprecedented anti-malaria campaign was underway in Sri Lanka. He said affected countries, NGOs, donor governments, researchers and international agencies were joining hands to control and eventually eradicate this scourge from the globe. Minister de Silva speaking before a gathering of …
It is thought that around 5000 hectares of paddy fields in the Uva region have been devastated due to the prolonged drought in the Maha season this year. The Uva Province Agricultural Department; said 800 hectares of paddy cultivation in Dambagalla, 450 in Nanapurawa , 65 in Kotagama, 250 in …
The government will get a $155 million loan from the Asian Development Bank to help improve and expand its electricity services. The work will focus mainly on electric services to the poor and those in areas of conflict, the Asian Development Bank said. The loan was approved by the board …
Thousands of families in the Southern province depending on the coir industry have lost their livelihood due to the shortage of coconut husks. They said the fragmentation of coconut estates as housing blocks and tsunami sites has resulted in this state of affairs and that the devastation caused by the …
The residents of Kekirawa are perturbed over the on going destruction of Kossokanda state forest in Maradankadawala by an organized group of timber racketeers under political patronage. They pointed out that more than 100 acres of the forest reserve in Ehiniyanwewa and Puliyankulama have been cleared with high-speed machinery and …
In a fresh bid to strengthen the national power-grid with another 400 MWs, 159 licences have already been issued to prospective corporate stakeholders to carry on with renewable energy power generation, and interested parties are bound to complete their projects within a set timeframe of two years, a Ministry of …
HNB extended the safe drinking water and sanitation project to Gonewa, a village in the Rambewa Divisional Secretariat, about 22 kms from Anuradhapura. The villagers in Gonewa lacked sufficient sanitation facilities and access to fresh water prior to the launch of this project, a media release said. The release said …
He said that maize is not one of our traditional food items but still Sri Lanka has been able to grow maize and become self-sufficient within one year. The total production had been used to produce Thriposha and animal food. This is a great achievement for the country as the …
Commercial considerations are taking a heavy toll on the popular mangrove swamps in Sri Lanka, with environmentalists asking for effective measures to preserve them. Mangrove plants has helped in water flow and enhancing the possession of sediments in the water system. A study said healthy mangrove forests helped save Sri …
The construction activities of the Kelani Ganga right- bank water supply project that will cost Rs. 8,100 million will be launched on April 19, Water Supply Minister Mahinda Amaraweera told the Daily News yesterday. More than 200,000 families in the North of Colombo will be benefited from the project which …
The Environment and Natural Resources Ministry and the Urban Development Authority will take over the control of the four of Sri Lanka's largest waste dumping sites from respective Municipal Councils and Pradeshiya Sabhas in keeping with a Cabinet decision to manage urban solid waste on a firm footing, said Environment …
The Geological and Mines Bureau has requested the External Resources Department and donor agencies like JICA and the Russian government to install four short period network systems to monitor local earth tremors like Wednesday's since the monitor at Pallekele was a Broad Band station to monitor the whole region, Director …
The Chairman of the Business for Peace Alliance, Suresh D. De Mel, says there should be regional forums for government, banks and businesses to discuss and find solutions for various issues affecting rural economies. "Many businesses in the rural economy, especially the SME sector, have no clue about various concessional …
Referring to the garbage crisis in the Colombo City, the Former Opposition Leader of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) Vasudeva Nanayakkara charged yesterday that no one is taking steps to stop the thuggery of Minister Mervyn Silva who had stopped dumping of garbage in Peliyagoda. Mr. Nanayakkara told Daily Mirror …
There will be climate related conflicts in the future if the global community fails to protect the ozone layer, Environment and Natural Resources Minister Champika Ranawaka said inaugurating the sub regional workshop on Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) pase out in military applications, yesterday.
John Keells Office Automation Limited (JKOA) recently announced the island-wide launch of its flagship environmental campaign, "Go Green". The announcement was made at a seminar jointly organised by JKOA and the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL), with the full patronage of the Central Environmental …
Barrack plain reservoir in Nuwara Eliya constructed by the British rulers in 1885 to provide irrigational facilities to the Uva Paranagama area is in ruins due to neglect and misuse. The Irrigation Department or the Nuwara Eliya Municipal Council has not paid any attention to maintaining the reservoir that spreads …
: Sri Lanka has decided to amend the Disaster Management Act soon, the Disaster Management Centre said. A spokesman for the Centre said that it has decided to amend the Act due to the practical difficulties in the Act. The Act was enacted in 2005 following the tsunami disaster that …
The Coconut Cultivation Board has made arrangements to distribute 1.4 million coconut saplings among farmers who own small coconut lands that are under ten acres. This is done to strengthen and develop the coconut industry in Sri Lanka." Chairman, Kurunegala Pradeshiya Sabha Patrick Karunasinghe at a ceremony held at Mothawa, …
