A minor flood situation will occur in low lying areas around the Kelaniya River within next 24 hours according to the Department Of Irrigation .
Accordingly minor floods may have occur in low lying areas around the Kelaniya river like Dehiowita Seethawaka ,Ruwanwella ,Awissawella,Deraniyagala,Dompe ,Hanwella ,Kaduwela .,Kolonnawa,Biyagama and Wattala areas the Department has announced .
The Public utilities Commission of Sri Lanka had allowed the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to implement one hour daily Power cut island wide for the period 06th -09th of September it has been announced .
Accordingly this power cut will be implemented during 6 p.m to 9 p.m daily in 20 zones marked as "A " to " W " the commission has stated .
Government has decided to provide financial aid worth Rs.10,000 per month to around 61,000 families in the country with nutrition deficiencies for the period of four months according to the Ministry of Finance ,Economic stability and National Policies .
Local Gas supplier Litro Gas company has decided to reduce the Gas prices by Rs.100-200 with effect from midnight tomorrow night (05) the company had announced .
This price reduction will be made accordance to the Gas price mechanism introduced by the gocernment the Company has stated.
Aroum 400 Ceypetco petrol sheds in the island had been shut down due to the new payment scheme introduced by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (Ceypetco),according to Private Oil Bowser Owners Association.
Under the new payment scheme Ceypetco owned petrol sheds need to make a paymemt for fuel stocks before ordering them the Asdociation has stated.
The 22 member Cabinet of the new government which was appointed yesterday (18) had assumed duties in the respective Ministries today (19) i...
