Fire destroys 35 acres of forest land
Around 35 acres of forest was destroyed on Saturday in a fire that erupted in the protected areas of the Castlereagh reservoir and Devon Falls. Police suspect that the fire has been deliberately caused
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Seven water projects coming up next year
The government plans to construct seven water supply projects and sewage systems in the country next year, Water Supply and Drainage Ministry Secretary Amarananda Abeygunasekera said. Attanagalla and
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Urban transport master plan for next 20 years
The Transport Ministry has formulated the draft Urban Transport Master Plan for the Colombo Metropolitan Region and the suburbs to address issues in the transport sector including heavy congestion in the
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CEA, IWMI to improve Colombo's municipal waste management
At the request of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC), the Central Environmental Authority (CEA), in collaboration with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), organized a stakeholder meeting
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Govt to check standards of bottled drinking water
The government has taken measures to intervene to check the quality and the standards of bottled drinking water, said Chief Government Whip and Water Supply and Drainage Minister Dinesh Gunawardena in
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Over Rs. 100 m for Wayamba agri, fisheries sectors
The Wayamba Provincial Agriculture Ministry has been allocated Rs.68.98 million for paddy cultivation and Rs.41.98 million to uplift the fisheries industry from the 2014 budget. The Provincial Agriculture
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Suriyawewa Safari Park, part of Mahinda Chinthana vision
The first ever safari park at Suriyawewa in Hambantota will provide nature lovers an opportunity to see wildlife in the natural habitat. The park is the realisation of an objective of the Mahinda Chinthana
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Agri-Ministry to deal with high phosphorus levels in vegetable cultivations
The Agriculture Ministry will take immediate measures to address the issue of high soil phosphorus levels in vegetable cultivations specially in the up-country, Agriculture Ministry Additional Secretary
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Solar power plant at H'tota
A solar power plant has been set up at Buruthakanda in Hambantota under a State sponsored clean energy program. The average electricity produced per day in this plant is around 23,000 KWH which will
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Post CHOGM global funding for Green Initiatives
The Sri Lankan Hub of the Commonwealth Environmental Investment Platform [CEIP] was launched recently in Colombo. CEIP an alliance between the Royal Commonwealth Society and the Forbury Investment Network
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Rise in kidney disease
For years, mysterious epidemics of kidney disease have been simmering within agricultural hotspots in the developing world, from tropical El Salvador to the South Asian highlands of Sri Lanka and India.