As a result of the shortage of Construction materials including Cement ,Sand and Bricks and the price hike of them 95 percent of the Construction work in the Island has come to halt these days according to the Sri Lanka National Constructions Association ,
The Public Utilities Commission had approved a One hour and twenty minute long Island Wide Power cut for tomorrow (20) and the day after (21)due to the fuel shortage to generate power according to the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB).
Accordingly this power cut will be implemented in 20 Zones marked as A,B,C,D,E ,FG,H,I.J.K,LP,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W from 6 p.m to 10 p.m the Board has stated .
Since the opening of the South Asia's second highest tall building "The lotus tower three days back ,It has received Rs.7.5 million as income according to the Lotus tower Private Limited .
Around 14,000 persons including foreigners had visited the tower since the opening it the Company had stated .Due to the demand Lotus tower has extended the visiting hours to the public from 12 noon to 11 p.m during weekdays.
However the Tickets need to be purchased to view the tower will be issued only until 10 p.m daily the company had stated.
During the first eight and half months of this year 221,023 persons had left abroad for foreign employment due to the current economic crisis according to the Foreign Employment Bureau .
Accordingly majority of these had gone to middle eastetn countries mainly to the Kuwait,United Arab Emirates ,Qatar and Saudi Arabia the Bureau has stated . Majority of these,employees are men it has been revealed.
