A Youth had been shocked and admitted to Kotagala Government HospItal after hitting his head on a side of a Van as a result of The Van veering off the road and colliding with a Lorry parked on the road today (26) at Kotagala Town at Dimbula pathana area .
The Lorry than crashed in to a Three Wheeler nearby it had been revealed .The incident occurred as the female driver of the van falling a sleep whilst driving the Van .
The Van carrying several Passengers was on the way Kataragama via Nuwara Eliya after visiting Sripadha at the time of the incident.
The shocked Youth had been admitted to hospital with symptoms of Vomiting and headache.
The head of the Special Unit on controlling "Sena" catapillars Deputy Agriculture Director Anura Jayathunge has today (26)requested the farmers not to cultivate "Maize"during next two months up to Yala season in view of control the spreading of "Sena" further.
By avoiding growing "Maize" it will help to stop spreading "Sena " catapillar within Maize cultivation further he has stressed.
Meanwhile Officials attached to Sri Lanka MahawelI Authority and Agriculture and Farmers Department had began a house to house campaign today (26)in several areas including Galkiragama and Sigiriya to make Awareness among farmers on controlling "Sena" .
At Galkiragama farmers had removed the "Maiz" and burnt them as a precautionary meazure to control the catapillars it has been revealed .
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Meanwhile Maradankadawala Police have recovered a stock of " Maize destroyed by "Sena " whilst transporting by a Lorry for Animal food yesterday (25 ).
"Sena" catapillars as well as their parts had found in the stock of Maize taken in to custody it has been revealed .
An awareness programmes to educate traders ,consumers and Farmers on controlling the "Sena" catapillars are currently underway.
Sudden Fires erupted in Three places in the Island today (26) damaged a Building,A Factory
and Temporary Shops at Slave Island ,Wattala and Mawanella areas respectively according to reports.
Accordingly a sudden fire has erupted in a Building at Sri Jinaratna Road in Slave Island this morning damaged the building and two fire trucks belonging to the Colombo Municipal Council fire brigade had used to douse the fire and two fire trucks of the Municipal Council had doused a fire erupted at a Cardboard Factory at Handala,Wattala in wee hours of this morning (26) it has been revealed.
In another instance Few Temporary Shops at Mawanella area had been damaged due to a sudden fire erupted there this morning ..Police along with Fire brigade attached to Mawanella Pradeshiya Sabha and residents if the area have doused the fire.
No one was injured due to these incidents and reasons behind these fires have not yet been revealed..
The value of the damages had not yet been estimated it has been reported.