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Thursday, December 14, 2017

A Landslide Occurred In A Mountain At Bulathsinghale Area

Around 16 families were removed from their houses

due to a landslide occurred in mountain near the Halwatura temple in Bulathsinghale area today (14).

The Landslide was occurred in a 50 meter area of upper part of the Mountain and the removed families lived in lower part of the Mountain it has been revealed.

Landslide Warnings Issued To Galle And Kalutara Districts-Heavy Showers To Continue

The National Building Research Organization (NBRO)

has today (14)issued landslide warnings to Galle and Kalutara Districts due to the heavy showers prevailing in several areas of those districts.

Accordingly Baddegama Divisional Secretariat of Galle District and Bulathsinghale,Agalawatte,Palinda
nuwara,Walallawita and Ingiriya Divisional Secretariats of Kalutara Divisional Secretariats have received landslide warnings .

At present over 100 mili meters of rain is being received to Baddegama,Agalawatte and Ingiriya areas and if the rain continues further people living in Landslide risk areas should vacate their houses and move to safe places NBRO has requested.

Heavy showers have received in several areas of Western province as well including Colombo both last evening (13) and this evening (14) which resulted in submerged roads causing severe difficultiea to the public.

According to the Met department heavy thunder showers assisted with winds will be occurred in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and Galle and Matara Districts during next 24 hours.

Government To Import 100,000 Metric Tonnes Of Rice Per Month Until Next April

Government has decided to import 100,000 metric

tonnes of Rice per month until Next April to avoid any Rice shortage in the country it has been announced today (14).

This decision has been taken during the meeting of Cabinet Sub Committee On Economic Management chaired by Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe.

The Sub Committee has also decided to extend the duration of Rs.1.25 special tariff imposed per a Kilo Gramme of Rice until 31st of March next year and to allow any Private Institution to import rice to Sri Lanka in view of avoiding any rice shortage in the country until next April.