More Than 129,000 Persons In Puttalam District Affected Due To The Drought

More than 129,000 persons in Puttalam District have

been affected due to the drought according to the Puttalam District Secretariat .

All the small tanks and majority of wells in the District have  drird up due to the drought it has  been reported.

People have faced enormous dificuties when searching for a drinking water the authorities have stated.

Government To Launch Power Producing Projects As A Solution For Garbage Ptoblem

Government has planned to launch several projects

producing power through Garbage from next month as a solution for  the Garbage problem in Colombo District according to the Minister of Megapolis And Western Developme --nt Patali Champika Ranawake.

A permanant Garbage Dumping site is due to be contructed from this September in Aruwakkuaru , Puttalam the Minister has stated.

Addressing a media briefing held in Colombo today the Minister Ranawake has accused  that some people are trying to politicize the Garbage Problem.

Two Unidentified Men Had Shot And Injured A Person

Two unidentified persons arrived in a Motorcycle had

shot and injured a person near a court junction at Hambanthota this morning (08).

The injured person who is a resident  of Hambanthota has been transferred to the Intensive Care unit of the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital after been admitted to the Hambanthota  Hospital for treatment as he received serious injuries to one of his hands.


Hambanthota Police are conducting an investigations to arrest gunmen regarding the shooting incident.

More Than 3000 Tonnes Of Garbage Collected In Colombo For Weeks Removed Completely -Minister Champika Ranawake

More than  3000 tonnes of Garbage collected in

Colombo during last few weeks due to the delay of remove them,now completely removed and control building of Garbage mounds according to the Minister of Megapolis and Western Development Patali Champika Ranawake.

A complete solution will be provided for the Garbage problem in Colombo within next two months the Minister has stressed during a media briefing held in Colombo today (08).

The chief minister of Western Province Isura Devapriya has stated that it is the dutybof Police and the Army to arrest those persons who disposed Garbage inproperly.

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Police Have Recovered A Parcel Contained Three Hand Grenades And Live Ammunition On A Ceiling Of A House

Police have recovered a parcel contains Three hand

grenades and a stock of live ammunitio --n on ceiling of a house in Roberthill w -atte at Mawathagama area.

Police have recovered the parcel as per an information given  to the 119 Police emergancy hotline by the residents of the house.

The hand grrnades and the stock of live ammunition have been handed over to the special police task force personal for further inspection after been produced before the pilassa magistrate court .

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