A Power cut threat appeared due to a breaking down of the second and third power generators attached to Norochcholai Coal Power plant it has been reported.
Due to the breaking down of Second Generator power failures occurred in several areas recently .Technical difficulties occurred in Third Generator on 11th of March which caused power failures in several areas which later return to normalcy .
Two Persons attached to the Water Purification Center in Maskeliya attached to National
Water Supplies And Drainage Board had been admitted to Maskeliya Provincial Hospital last Sunday (17) with breathing problems after a Gas leak of a 100 Kilo Gramme Chlorine Tank in the Center it has been reported.
Accordingly a Supervisor and another worker attached to the Center had been admitted to the Hospital however their condition is not critical it has been reported.
The Gas Leak occurred when the lid of the Chlorine Tank loosen and as a result Flower plants near the center had been burnt it has been revealed.The Chlorine in the tank is using to purify the water in the center.
The workers of the Water Purification Center have advised the resident around to close the doors and windows of their houses to avoid inhaling the leaked Gas as a precautionary measure.
The driver of the Defender Vehicle who had been arrested and remanded over the killing of
Borella Traffic Polic OIC recently as a result of the Defender collided with the Motorcycle ridden by Traffic Police OIC recently .Had been further remanded by the Colombo Magistrate Court yesterday (18) until 01st of April. During the identification parade held yesterday (18) a Police officer attached to Borella Traffic Police had identified the Driver Tharindu Ratnayake .
Sri Lanka Navy Personal have arrested three persons whilst transporting 10.4 Kilo Gramme
s of Kerala Cannabis in two Motorcycles at Ayyakachchi area in North last Sunday (17). The suspects who are 80 and 47 year old residents of Jaffna District had been handed over to the Jaffna Police for future course of action along with the stock of Kerala Canabis taken in to custody .
Ice rain occurred with heavy showers fallen in to several areas in Norwood city limits nearby castlereigh Reservoir this morning (18).
The Ice rain occurred for several minutes within Norwood city limits it has been revealed.
Heavy showers fallen in to Norwood ,Hatton and bagawanthalawa areas today ended the months old drought weather prevailed in western slope areas of the Central Hills.
Due to the drought weather water levels of Castlereigh And Maussakale Reservoirs had receeded and severe drinking water problem has been experienced as a result.
Youth in the country are more and more addicting to flavored betel leaves and areca nuts products which are banned for selling in Sri Lanka ,day by day according to the Dr.Prasanna Jayasekare attached to National Cancer Control Programme.
Accordingly Youth in the country are addicted to flavoured Betel leaves and arecs nut products namely Babul Beeda ,Saravita ,Mawa and pan paraag in large scale mostly teanagers and very soon they will overtake the number of betel leaves chewing adults he has stressed .
He has revealed this during a press briefing held at Health Promotions Bureau in Colombo today (18)regatding world oral health day.
Betel leave chewing is the number one factor which caused oral cancer among males in Sri Lanka Dr.Jayasekara has stated.
However 76 percent of the male Oral cancer patients in the country. have been identiefied during the late stages of the disease and it is hard to cure them then Dr. jayasekara had further said.
