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Sunday, January 7, 2018

Police Have Arrested Three Persons Including A Kapuwa Over Distilling Illicit Liquor In A Devalaya

Police have arrested three persons including the head

of a Devalaya(A place of worship) "Kapuwa " in Hingurakgoda area while distilling illicit liquor (Kasippu) in Devalaya .

During the raid Hingurakgoda Police have taken in to custody 52,500 mili liters of Illicit Liquor spirit and several equipment use to distil Kasippu from the Devalaya it has been revealed.

The two persons arrested with Kapuwa are his assistants of the Devalaya and the Kapuwa was arrested over distilling Kasippu in a previous occassion as well the Police have stated.

Newly Built Rajagiriya Flyover Bridge To Be Inaugurated Today (08)

The 533 meter long Rajagiriya Flyover bridge built to

prevent heavy motor traffic prevails in Rajagiriya area due to be inaugurated by President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wkkeamasinghe today (08).

Around Rs.4.5 billion had spent to built the new flyover bridge in Rajagiriya according to the Road Development Authority.

To prevent the heavy motor traffic in Rajagiriya the Authority has planned to modernize four roads around namely Buthgamuwa road,the road from Bo tree in Rajagiriya,Road infront of Macdonalds and a road around the Borella Cemetary it has been announced.

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President To Inaugurate The Moragahakande Dam Project Today (08)

President Maithripala Sirisena is due to inaugurate the

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Moragahakande Dam Project which is the largest project constructed by the Mahaweli authority after four decades and providing water to 300,000 acres of land for cultivation and pure drinking water to around 300,000 persons, today (08).

The construction of the project was started on 25th of January 2007 and it due to complete on 25th of July 2016.Moragakanda project is located in Elahara area.

The Moragakanda river is the last river constructed under the five Mahaweli rivers and it was built by blocking the water coming from Nuckles mountains which flowing through the Amban River and by blocking the Kalu River.Through the Moragakande Project around 2000 reservoirs in Eastern,North Central and North Western provinces will receive water.

The full water capacity of the Moragakande River is 660,000 acres and it will add 25 mega watt power to the national power grid.

In whole around 1.5 million people will be bdnefited through the project it has been revealed.

Moragahakande River is the only river consisting of three dams built with sand ,concrete and rocks.ha

Due to the project around 3500 families in laggala and naula areas have been displaced and they are currently re settling in other areas it has been announced.

A Person Selling Betel Leaves Contain "Mawa" Narcotic And Illegal Cigarettes To School Children Arrested In Jaffna

Jaffna Police have today (07)arrested a person selling

betel leaves contain "Mawa"narcotic and Illegal Cigarettes targetting school children at a trade stall in nallur,Jaffna.

Police have also taken in to custody a stock of Betel Leaves contain "Mawa"narcotic and Illegal Cigarettes in possession of the suspect who had arrived in Jaffna from Puttalam area.

The suspect due to produce before the court.