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Monday, October 22, 2018

NBRO Named Divisional Secretariets In Four Districts As Landslide Risk Areas

National Building Research

Organization (NBRO) has named Some divisiomal secratariets of four Districts in the Island ,Kandy,Kurunagala,Matale and Nuwaea-Eliya as Landslide risk areas if the heavy showers prevailing in these areas continue further .

Accordingly Divisional Secretariets of Gangawata korale in Kandy ,Malalpitiya in Kurunagala ,Ukuwela in Matale and Walapane in Nuwara-Eliya are being identified as Landslide risk areas NBRO has said.

Those who are living in mountainous areas in these Divisional Secretariets should be vigilant over Landslide signs it has been announced.

A Road In Kandy Had Sunk Due To Heavy Showers

A large area of the T.B Thennakoon

Road Infront of High School in Old Peradeniya Road ,Kandy had sunk due to the heavy showers prevailing in Kandy and a new construction work is being carried out by a Tution Class center it has been reported.

As a result the sunken Road had been closed down for traffic .

The Road had sunk from the place where the construction work begun sources Said.

Few houses located above the sunken Road had shown some cracks according to reports.

Seven Persons Including Six Students Had Been Injured Due To A Road Accident

Seven Persons including six students

and a female Three Wheeler Driver had been injured three of them critically ,and hospitalized after the Three Wheeler they were travelling in fallen down a precipice at ParakaduWa, Ehaliyagoda this morning (22).

The injured had been admitted to the Ratnapura General Hospital it has been revealed.The condition of two students and the 40 year old female Three Wheeler Driver is critical according to sources.

The incident occurred when the Three Wheeler had transported six students to the school.

Ehaliyagoda Police are conducting an investigations on the incident .