Tobacco Cultivated Land In Sri Lanka Reduced From 300 Hectares -Health Minsitry

After the government has taken a policy decision  to minimize the tobacco cultivated land area in Sri Lanka the 2500 hectare land area which cultivated tobacco locally had been reduced from  300 hectares to 2200 hectares according to the Ministry Of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine. 

Based on the recommendation made by the World Health Organization(WHO) to  minimize the tobacco cultivated land area through introducing alternative crops to farmers in view of minimizing the smoking, Sri Lanka too aimed to introduce alternative crops to the farmers who are growing tobacco like Soya,Bananas and Pepper the Ministry has stated.

 As per the instructions of Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne  a survey has been launched among the local farmer community to fulfill this aspect it has been revealed.  

Most of the people in North,Uva and North Central Provinces are cultivating Tobacco and it becomes their major source of income the Ministry has stated. To minimize the Tobacco cultivation in Sri Lanka the Ministries of Health and Agriculture are jointly preparing a plan at present according to the Health Minister Dr.Senaratne.

According to the latest statistics around 25,000 persons in Sri Lanka  have died annually due to Tobacco related diseases and 5 % of them  due to the passive smoking it has been revealed. 

Three Persons Died And Over 500 Hospitalized Due To A Food Poisioning

Three persons had died and Over 500 persons were

hospitalized  due to a food poisioning after consuming food during a relegious event held in Wanagamuwa area in Damana it has been reported.

Three persons have died after admission to the Amapara and Samanthurai Hospitals .

Other persons fallen sick due to food poisioning were treated in hospitals including  Ampara,Samathurai,and Akkaraipattu.

Colombo District Court Rejected A Petition Filed Against Doctors Strike

Colombo District Court has been rejected a petition

filed by a Heart Patient yesterday (06) by requesting to issue an interim order prevrnting the island wide token strike of doctors launched by the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) this morning.

However Colombo District Judge Sujeewa Nissanka had issued summons to nine oersons including the president of GMOA Dr.Anuruddha Padeniya named as the respondents  in the petition to appear before court on 04th of May to show the cause.

Tense Situation Occurred In Parliament Over The Time Allocated To Discuss On Geneva Proposals

A tense situation had occurred today (06) in

Parliament after some  joint opposition MP's have protested by stating that sufficent time is not being allocated for the debate on Geneva proposals.

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya along with Parliamentarians Dinesh Gunawardena,Dallas Alahapperuma,Anura Kumara Dassanayake,Bandula Gunawardena and Minister Gayantha Karunathilake involved in heated arguements over the matter during the sessions.

Later Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has adjourned the house until tomorrow (07).

"Oba yamak gana prasiddiye sathutu wana witadi obata samepa ayeku dadi dukakin pasu wanawa wiya hakiya-Sama witama thama samepathamayin gana wimasilimath wanna.Eya obe manussakamay"

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