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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Lankas carbon-dioxide emission levels high
Sri Lanka has increased its carbon-dioxide emission levels by 230 percent which is the highest increase in the world in 2007. It is mainly due to the increase in the usage of reconditioned vehicles and coal power energy usage, Director, Sustainable Energy Authority, Asoka Abeygunawardana said.
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Beira Lake restoration project on target
The Urban Development Authority (UDA) will complete the relocation of 320 families out of the 1,000 families identified to be relocated to facilitate the Beira Lake restoration project by October this year providing them houses in Dematagoda, Beira Lake Restoration Project Manager Renuka Wickramasinghe told the Daily News.
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Over Rs. 66,832 m spent to develop rural villages - Minister
The Government has spent Rs. 66,832 million for the development of rural villages, Nation Building and Estate Infrastructure Development Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardene told Parliament yesterday.
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Dengue death rate zero now
The dengue epidemic which hit Sri Lanka last January is now under control and the death rate is zero. The number of dengue cases reported during the 36th week is only 49, the latest statistics of the Epidemiology Unit of the Healthcare and Nutrition Ministry says.
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Sea level rise will affect Lanka's marine ecosystem
Sri Lanka's marine ecosystem will be affected due to sea level rise around its coastal zone due to melting of the Himalayas. Therefore, the problem related to Himalaya is a regional phenomenon, Environment Minister Patali Champika Ranawake said.
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Dompe waste management project to stay - Minister
Environment and Natural Resources Minister Champika Ranawaka yesterday said, he will not withhold the Waste Management Project, that was started in Dompe by his ministry, because of unfair demonstrations and picketing campaigns staged against it by a few groups.
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BOI approves windmill project
The Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka has granted approval to a proposal submitted by a joint private venture to set up two windmill projects in the Puttalam district, BOI Assistant Manager (Media) Dudley Perera said.
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TB affects 17,000 Lankans annually
Around 17,000 Sri Lankans are affected by Tuberculosis annually while 11,000 new victims are identified. Of this 350 die of the disease, Director of National Program for Tuberculosis Control and Chest Disease Dr. A.L.S.B. Alwis said.
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Health budget to increase three-fold
Healthcare and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said the Treasury has agreed to increase the health budget three-fold to uplift the public health facilities to improve the quality of lives. Addressing the inauguration of the Nirogi Lanka project in Colombo, Minister de Silva said last year the health budget was Rs. 89,000 million; it will increase upto Rs. 267,000 million next year.
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Top polluters are safest, study says
Somalia and Sri Lanka are among the countries at greatest risk from climate change, while the US and Japan are within the top 15 nations least at risk. Africa and much of South Asia face extreme risk from climate change but top carbon polluters will be relatively shielded from its ravages, according to a ranking of 166 countries obtained by AFP on Wednesday.