EMANTHI-NEWSBLOG: Mar 9, 2022

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Government has decided to strictly restrict the use of Electricity and fuel in Government offices with immediate eefect in view of the Dollar shortage faced by the Government .

Cabinet has approved a Cabinet proposal make recommendations in this regard submitted by the Minister of Public Services ,Provincial Councils and local government bodies Janaka Bandara Tennakoon ,

The Cabinet Proposal had also recommended to suspend the issuing extra fuel for the official vehicles use by Ministers /MP's and Government officers and also restricted calling officers in outstation areas to Colombo ,Air conditioners in Government offices should be switched off from 2.30 -4.30 p.m daily and officials are advised to hold meetings and discussions by using Zoom technology ,Also Government officers are being advised to use stair case instead of Elevators .

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Three Hour And Forty Five Minute And One Hour Power Cuts Approved For Tomorrow (10)

Due to the Fuel Shortage Public Utilities Commission had given permission to the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to implement a 3 hour and 45 minutes long power cut in 12 zones and 01 hour power cut in 08 zones tomorrow (10) according to the Commission .

Accordingly 03 hour and 45 minutes long power cut will be implemented from "A " to "L " zones as 2 hours and 30 minutes from 8 a.m to 6 p.m and 01 hour and 15 minutes from 6 p.m to 11 p.m it has been announced,The 01 hour power cut will be implemented in 08 zones named FROM "P " to "W " from 5 p.m to 9 p.,m according to the reports ,

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Minister Of Finance Had Restricted Importing Of 367 Non Essential Commodities

Minister Of Finance Basil Rajapakshe had issued an Extra ordinary Gazette Notification today (09) restricting the import of 367 non essential Commodities including fruits like Apples ,Grapes and Oranges ,Liquid Milk ,Butter and Cheese to the country with immediate effect .

Accordingly importing of many commodities like psatas,Noodles,processed meat,Foods ,eggs and fruits including Apples ,Grapes,Mangoostin ,Butterfruits had been restricted Finance Minister has said.

These non essential items can be imported for special occassions under special permission it has been announced.

675 Corona Positives Reported Today (09)

Aa total of 675 Corona Positives had been reported in the country today (09) Increasing the total number of Corona Positives reported so far to 654,336 according to Epidemiology Unit .

At the moment 19,472 Corona Positives are being treated at Hospitals ,Quarantine Centers and under the home care system the Unit has stated.

Only 4330 PCR tests and 2026 Rapid Antigen Tests had been performed in the country yesterday (08).

Another 11 Corona Deaths Werඑ

Another 11 Corona deaths had been reported in the country today(09),Increasing the total number of Corona deaths that had been reported so far to 16,361 according to the Director General Of Health Services (DGHS ).