Government Allied Party JHU To Forward Eight Resolutions To The Government

One of the allied parties of the Government Coalition the Jathika Hela Urumaya(JHU) Party has passed eight resolutions during their annual convention  held yesterday to be forwarded to the government in Colombo including the reducing the present Cabinet Of Ministers to 25 members  and  abolishing the executive presidency before the forthcoming presidential elections the party sources have said.

The 11th Party Convention of the JHU was held yesterday in Colombo .The passed resolutions were read to the gathering by the Western Provincial Councilor of JHU Udaya Gammanpila.

Reducing the number of Deputy Ministers in the government to 35 members ,President should be answerable to the Parliament and non career diplomats in the Sri Lankan Foreign Services should be comprised of  35 percent of the total are among the passed resolutions.

Bangladesh To Export 50,000 Metric Tonnes Of Rice To Sri Lanka

Bangladesh has agreed to export 50,000 Metric Tonnes of Rice to Sri Lanka per the request made by the  local government .Sri Lankan Government has made  this decision to importing  the  rice from Bangladesh to avoid a possible  rice shortage in local market as the drought in the dry zone destroyed  the local paddy harvest .

Earlier Bangladeshi Government has decided to sell the rice US Dollars 493 per metric tonne but changed it's decision and agreed to the price US Dollars 450 per metric tonne produced by Sri Lankan Government.

Bangladeshi Government has agreed to export the said stock of rice to Sri Lanka although their policy is  not exporting rice to any country in view of  avoiding  a possible food shortage in the country.

Water Levels Of Kalu And Gin Rivers Are On The Rise -People Reside Nearby Areas Advised To Be In Alert

The water levels of the Kalu River(Sabaragamuwa Province)  and Gin River (Southern Province) are rising rapidly since yesterday(18) the Department Of Irrigation has announced.Due to this situation the department has advised the people reside in low lying areas close to these rivers to be in alert on this .

The water levels of Nilwala River has also risen but now it's depleting the sources said.Several areas in Galle and Kalutara Districts are under floods due to the continuous rain fall experienced since yesterday.

Continuous Heavy Showers Have Flooded Some Parts In Galle-100 Families have Been Displaced

Due to the Heavy Showers falling since yesterday evening five  rural  areas in Galle District  
(Southern Province) are in floods with water levels in some areas are high as seven feet   the Disaster Management Center (DMC) has announced.

Yakkalamulla,Bandungala,Polpagoda,Kaludiyawela and Walpala areas are under floods now and around 100 families reside in those areas are being displaced due to this DMC has said.

Transport is paralyzed in flooded areas and the rescue efforts and distribution of dried rations to  those families who got trapped due to the floods has become difficult for the authorities up to now according to the Divisional Secretariat in Galle.The navy has been using a special boat for the rescue efforts.

Meanwhile the Meteorological Department has announced today that the heavy showers up to 150 mili meters are expecting in most parts of the island during  next 24 hours.

Showers With Lightning To Be Continued In Coming Days

Due to the  disturbance occurred in atmosphere   showers with lightning  will occur in many parts of the country during coming days both afternoon and night the Meteorological Department has announced.There's a possibility of having Heavy Showers up to 100 mili meters in some parts of the country as well the Department has stressed.

In Northern,Eastern and Southern coastal a
reas showers are likely to be there during mornings too

Unhygienic Small Eating House Owners In Colombo To Improve Their Standard Within Two Months

The Public Health Department In Colombo has decided to give two month period for around 200 unhygienic small eating houses based in Colombo City to improve their standard for the benefit of the public according to the Chief Medical Officer in Colombo Dr.Ruwan Wijemuni.

Around 35 selected owners of the unhygienic small eating houses based in Colombo City have been informed on this yesterday during a special seminar conducted for them at the Colombo Public Health Department.Owners of the other small eating houses in Colombo City will be informed on food safety and how to improve their standard withing next few weeks Dr.Wijemuni has said.

The photographing of the poor facilities in these small eating houses are still underway and these photographs will be used to show the owners on their lapses he has stressed.

Routine Eye Surgeries Have Been Cancelled In One Of The Theaters Attach To Colombo Eye Hospital

One of the Theaters attach to Sri Lanka's only government owned Eye Hospital ,The Eye Hospital in Colombo has been closed since last week due to an urgent repair work in the roof of the theater Eye Hospital Sources said.

Due to this situation all the  routine eye surgeries including Cataract Surgeries scheduled to be performed in that Theater are being  cancelled and only the urgent surgeries performs as usual the sources have reveled.The closed theater is due to be opened for surgeries
after finishing the repairs of the roof by next Monday.