Around 20 Houses Located At Nawalapitiya Submerged Due To Overflowing Of Mahaweli River

Around 20 Houses located at Jayasundara owita area in Nawalapitiya, Kandy are being submerged as a result of overflowing the Mahaweli River following the heavy showers prevailing in Western slope areas  of Central hills .

According to the Disaster Management Center the families resided in the submerged houses had been moved to safe places .

Meanwhile due to the heavy showers prevailing in water levels of Kelani ,Kalu and GIn  rivers are rising in Deraniyagala ,Ratnapura and Thawalama areas respectively it has been revealed .

President Maithripala Sirisena Submitted A Cabinet Paper Seeking To Settle Rs.4400 Million Debt Owned By Former President Rajapakshe s Regime

President Maithripala Sirisena had

submitted a Cabinet Paper seeking to pay Rs.4400 million  incurred   by former President Mahinda Rajapakshe 's regime over services and goods they have purchased before 2015 it has been revealed.

Among the debt seeks to pay by the Cabinet paper was a Catering bill of a function held at Former President 's residence in Tangalle it has been reported. There were some reports saying a person suppling traditional Milk rice for state functions of former President charged little more than Rs.47 for a piece of Milk rice and that bill also there in the Debt list.

However Ministry of Finance has stated that government is  in no position to settle the huge amount mentioned in.the Cabinet Paper as it will be a burden for the local economy and most of the purchases made by former regime were not done adapting a  proper tender procedure .

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Transport Activities Had Been Disrupted in Sripadha Nallathanniya Road Due To A Soil Mound Collapse

Transport activities of Sripadha Nallathanniya road at Maskeliya had been disrupted for two hours from 12 noon to 2 p.m today (12)due to a collapsing of a soil mound in to the road .
However the Road Development Authority officers who are being engaged in renovation work in the road had removed the soil mound from the road and restricted transport activities to one lane .The soil mound collapsed due to the heavy showers prevailing in the area .

Nallathanniya Police have requested the motorists to be vigilant when travelling in the area .