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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Rs. 59m for electricity in rural areas in CP
Rs. 59 million has been allocated by the Central Provincial Council for the improvement of electricity supply and to complete existing works in the rural areas of the Central Province. This will benefit 5,998 families living in the rural areas of the Central Province, said Secretary to the Central Province Ministry for Electricity and Power, and Co-operatives K.P. Karunadasa.
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Projects launched to stop soil erosion at World's End - Ministry
Referring to yesterday's Daily News report headlined 'Is it the end of World's End? a spokeswoman for the Environment Ministry said, development projects were carried out at Horton Plains covering the World's End area in an environment friendly manner to stop soil erosion during rainy days.
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Committee to study Dehiwala-Mt.Lavinia garbage issue
The Government has approved the appointment of a committee to look into the problem of garbage collection in the Dehiwala - Mount Lavinia MC limits.
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Plantation Crop Research Symposium
The Second Symposium on Plantation Crop Research will be held on October 16 and 17 at the BMICH. The Coconut Research Institute, Tea Research Institute, Rubber Research Institute and the Sugarcane Research Institute jointly organise the event.
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Regions first green campus in Malabe
Entrepreneur and former owner of Asha Central Hospital Dr. Neville Fernando would be investing over Rs. one billion to put up South Asian Institute of Technology and Management (SAITM) at Malabe.
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Over Rs. 9,000 m to rehabilitate irrigation projects destroyed by Tigers
The Government has allocated Rs. 9,104 million to rehabilitate irrigation projects destroyed by terrorists in the Eastern Province. This was disclosed during discussions under the Nagenahira Navodaya Irrigation Projects Progress Review Programme of Kanthale and Trincomalee conducted under Irrigation Minister and Deputy Government Whip Jayatissa Ranaweera's patronage, recently.
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Tobacco consumption claims 27,000 lives a year in Sri Lanka
The consumption of tobacco and tobacco related products claims 27,000 lives in Sri Lanka while 5.4 million persons die of using tobacco related products in the World every year, Gallage Punyawardana of Swarna Hansa Foundation said yesterday. He said the death toll is projected to rise to eight million by 2030 due to the rise in tobacco use.
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Rs. 11.7 million for electricity project
Measures are being taken by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to supply electricity for Kalumediriya Tea Colony a remote area in the Kalawana Divisional Secretariat division. Rs. 11.7 million has been set apart for this by the CEB on the initiative of W.D.J. Seneviratna Minister, of Power and Energy at the request of Janaka Wakkumbura, Kalawana SLFP chief organiser.
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Rs.6 billion allocated for solid waste management
The Government has allocated Rs. 6 billion to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources for stepping up its countrywide waste management programme aimed at a litter free Sri Lanka by 2012, Environment Ministry sources said.
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Gama Neguma, most effective village development project - Highways Minister
Highways Minister T.B. Ekanayake has funded Rs. 500,000 to reconstruct a rural road in Kurunegala, Mavidalupotha which was in a dilapidated state for the last few years. The road which had not been repaired for a long time was full of large pot-holes which turn into muddy puddles on rainy days inconveniencing both motorists and pedestrians.