Sri Lanka had Experienced an 8 Hour long sudden Island wide Powercut and a Water Cut in some areas since early this morning due to a Technical Fault of the Kelanithissa Power Plant in Colombo which is the Main Power Plant in the Island.Although the Ceylon Electricity Board restored the Electricity in the most parts of the Island by this Noon several Areas still without the Electricity and Water and Most of the Government Hospitals affected due to the Water Cut.
Knady General Hospital in the Hill Country and the Polonnaruwa Base Hospital in North Central Province are the worst affected from this crisis as the Authorities forced to restrict the Surgeries perform in these Hospitals due to lack of Water.Even these Hospitals managed to continue their services without Electricity due to the Generators Thr Water Cut preventing the Normal Functioning of Surgeries According to the Hospital Sources.Major Surgeries including the Bypass Surgeries were temporarily suspended from this morning at the Kandy General Hospital and most of the Surgeries redtricted at the Polonnaeuwa Hospital too according to the Sources.
Meanwhile The Kalubowila Teaching Hospital too faced a Water Shortage this morning due to the Power Failure however things were returned to normal as their Water Supply maintained by this noon.Almost all other State and Private Hospital activities are functioning normal with the help of the Generatrors.
The Ceylon Electricity Board ruled out any Sabotage as the reason for the Island Wide Power Cut of this Morning and appointed a Special Investigation Team to probe the cause for the Blackout.
Sri Lanka had Experienced an 8 Hour long sudden Island wide Powercut and a Water Cut in some areas since early this morning due to a Technical Fault of the Kelanithissa Power Plant in Colombo which is the Main Power Plant in the Island.Although the Ceylon Electricity Board restored the Electricity in the most parts of the Island by this Noon several Areas still without the Electricity and Water and Most of the Government Hospitals affected due to the Water Cut.
A Pakistani Investigations Team arrived Sri Lanka to probe on the Sri Lankan Elements who were involved in the Terrorist Attack on Sri Lankan Cricket Team in Lahore on 3rd of March this year.According to the Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik the Team will inquire on whether there are Sri Lankan Links which involved in this attack.
The State Of Emergancy was extended for another Month by the Parliament this Evening with a Majority of 70 Votes While 82 Members were Voted for the Emergancy and 12 Voted against it.The Main Opposition United National Party(UNP) was abstained from Voting and the Janatha Wimukthi Peramuna(JVP) was not present at the time vote was taken.
Around 300 IDP Families including a Number of Expectent Mothers stayed at Settikulam Camp in Vavuniya were released this Morning.According to the Authorities out of the released IDP'S 275 were from Jafna District and the rest belongs to the Districts of Kilinochchi and Mulativue.
The Severe Under Nutrition Status of the Children under 5 years of age of the IDP Camps in the Manikfarm of Vavuniya District are reduced by 33 Percent during the Five Month Period of May to September this Year according to the Dr.Firdosi Rustom the Residential Representative of WHO in Sri Lanka.The Reduction of the Under Nutrition Level was achieved thanks to the Nutrition Programmes implemented by the Ministry Of Health in collaboration with the Family Health Bureau,The UNICEF and The World Food Programme Dr Rustom stressed.
Sri Lankan Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayaka today said that there is a possibility of canceling the Polling at two Areas in The Hambanthota District on this Saturday's Southern Provincial Council Elections if the Authorities are not removing the Election Posters and Cutouts immediately.Using of Election Posters and Cut Outs prior to an Election is Banned by the Elections Commissioner.
