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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Six irrigation projects completed in Kurunegala
Six irrigation projects were completed in the Kurunegala district under the Mahinda Chinthana programme. Large, medium and small scale irrigation projects are implemented in the North Western Province.
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Global Fund grants $ 1.9 m for TB control
The Global Fund (The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria) offered a grant of US $ 1.9 million to the Sri Lankan government for use on TB control activities. Annually around 10,000 new TB
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Mobitel launches project aimed to uplift local healthcare sector
'mPHI', a project designed by the National Mobile Service Provider, Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel together with the corporation of the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Health Ministry, is one that aims to uplift the
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Govt aims at forests to address climate change
Environment and Renewable Energy Minister Susil Premajayantha inaugurated a programme to put forests at the heart of Sri Lanka's strategy to tackle climate change. Environment and Renewable Energy Minister
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MAS Linea Aqua joins CCC in ground breaking Rainforest Project
MAS Linea Aqua joined hands with sustainability partner the Carbon Consulting Company (CCC) to inaugurate the company’s latest Corporate Environmental Responsibility initiative. Commemorating World
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Dengue control activities to be made compulsory for all state institutions
The Health Ministry and the Public Administration and Home Affairs Ministry will issue a joint circular soon making it compulsory for all state institutions to implement dengue control activities every
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Rs 90 m for H'tota disaster management projects
Rs 90 million has been allocated to disaster management projects in Hambantota this year, said Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera. The minister expressed these views at a progress review
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Anuradhapura becomes soya cultivation zone
The Anuradhapura District is being transformed in to a soya cultivation promotion zone. The government has allocated Rs 76,986 million to expand the soya cultivation during the Yala season in the district.
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Over 13,675 diagnosed with dengue this year
Over 13,675 dengue patients have been identified at field health inspections conducted from January 1 to May 31, Sri Lanka Public Health Inspectors’ Union Vice Secretary C.S.Muthukuda said. About 3,506
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Over 9,100 families affected by inclement weather
Disaster Management Centre (DMC) sources said a slight improvement in the weather patterns was seen as at yesterday noon in most parts of the island. However, it stated almost 37,000 people belonging to