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
Daily News (Sri Lanka)
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New compost plant in Gonawatte
A large scale compost plant and a sanitary landfill site is to be constructed in Kandy to provide a sustainable solution to the garbage problem which has become a serious issue in the area over the past
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Prawn farming project in Batticaloa
Arrangements are in place to initiate a prawn farming project in the Batticaloa district which will help in receiving a good export revenue. Earlier there was a better income from prawn farming carried
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Boost for Moneragala cashew cultivation
The Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation has taken measures to develop cashew cultivation in the Moneragala district, Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation Monaragala District assistant divisional manager L D Pathiranage
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Host of improvements at Wilpattu NP
Several development projects have been initiated in the Wilpattu National Park, to attract more tourists, coinciding with 2012 Deyata Kirula development programme. The construction of a 100 kilometre
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Cabinet nod for National Water Trust
'Sri Lanka has the largest community based organization in the world which helps in providing purified water to the community', Water Supply and Drainage Minister Dinesh Gunawardana, said. Minister
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World's first hybrid shark found off Australia
Scientists said yesterday that they had discovered the world's first hybrid sharks in Australian waters, a potential sign the predators were adapting to cope with climate change. The mating of the local
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Kotmale hydropower to national grid this month
The Upper Kotmale Hydropower Plant (UKHP) will go down in the history of Sri Lanka as one of the most time consuming power projects to be ever completed. Politics controversies, environmental issues,
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Ministry eyes record fish harvest
The Fisheries Ministry and other institutions under its purview have made arrangements to increase the fish harvest in Sri Lanka. The ministry's aim is to have 686,000 metric tons of fish by 2013, said
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Flood-affected rises
The number of families affected by heavy rain and floods have increased, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said. The number of families have increased by around 126 and the number of affected persons
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Reforestation in 2,000 hectares
The Forest Conservation Department (FCD) has carried out reforestation in about 2,000 hectares of forest land during 2011, FCD Conservator General H M Hitisekara told the Daily News. He said that special