A Giant Pit Was Created After Sinking Of A Part Of The Road In Batuwanthudawa Junction

A giant pit was created in An area of Batuwanthudawa

junction in Hapugala ,Galle this morning (05)due to the  sinking  it has been reported.Few cracks too appeared  in few places of the road and huge flow of water gushed out from the pit according to the sources.

It is suspected that the water flow occurred as a result of a bursting of an underground water pump.

A Buddhist Monk Was Killed Due To A Van-Car Collision

A buddhist monk was killed after a van colliding with

a motor car parked a side of the road where the monk was in at Madaeliya,Hungama area early this morning (05).

The critically injured Buddhist Monk who was the chief incumbent of Sri Sambodhi Temple in Lunugamvehera had passed away after admission to the Ambalanthota Hospital for treatment.

The deceased monk was transported to the hospital by a private bus travelling Colombo to Katharagama .

The accident was occurred when the motor car where the deceased monk was in and  travelling to weligama to attend a funeral along with two others stopped at madaeliya area as a result of a technical default.While correcting the default of the car a van carried pilgrimage to Katharagama colliding with the car it has been revealed.

The Van driver was arrested by the Police regarding the accident.

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An Expert Report Stated Failure Of Carrying Out A Proper Feasibility Study Caused The The Leakage Of Uma Oya Tunnel

The report prepared and handed over to the President

Maihripala Sirisena yesterday (04)by a Norwegian expert Bent Agard on the leakage of the water in main tunnel of the proposed Uma Oya multipurpose project stated that  the failure to carrying out a proper feasibility study and enviornmental analysis before starting the project is the main cause for the water leak and drying up of water sources in surrounding areas.

The report prepared by the Norwegian expert had suggested a special method needed to be adapted to cover the leakage in the main tunnel of Uma Oya project.Report also proposed to use a strong cement mixture to cover up the water leakage of the tunnel and to use new cement pasting machines to cover the leakage before commencing further excavations of the main tunnel.

The inquiry was carried out by the Norwegian expert as per the request made by the Sri Lankan Government .The Uma Oya project was innaugurated during the previous regime and a large number of people in the surrounding areas of the project had carried out protests recently against the problems faced by them due to the project.

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Four Sri Lankans Arrested At Katunayake Airport With Around 16 Kilo Grammes Of Wallapatta

The officers attached to the narcotics bureau of the

Airport customs had arrested four sri lankans while attempting to smuggle around  16 kilo grammes of an expensive Wallapatta out of the country at Katunayake ,Bandaranaike International Airport last night (04).

The four suspects were arrested while attempting to smuggle the stock of Wallapatta use to manufacture an expensive perfumes to Dubai via Mumbai ,India.

Airport customs have fined the suspects Rs.700,000 each and confiscated the stock of Wallapatta worth around Rs.12 million.

Three Students Remanded Over Damaging Health Ministry Property Released On Bail

Three out of the five university students arrested and

remanded over forcibly entering the Ministry of Health and damaged the property had realeased on bail by the Colombo High court yesterday (04).

The suspected students Dimuthu lakshan,Dinesh maduranga and Faisal ahamed were released on surety bail of Rs.1 million each and a cash bail of Rs.10,000 each after considering the bail applications filed by them.

However the main suspects of the case the conveners of Inter University Students Federation and Inter University Bhikku students federation Lahiru Weerasekare and Tampitiye Sugathanande Thero have been not relaesed and their bail applications are due to be considered on 08th of August .