Four persons were critically injured and hospitalized after the Jeep they were travelling in colliding with a Fuel bowser at Hatton-Nuwaea-Eliya road last night(12) according to the Police.
The injured were admitted to the Dikoya Base Hospital for treatment .The injured were residents of Norwood area and of the ages 20-30 years it has been revealed.The driver of the Jeep who was also injured and hospitalized was under the influence of liquor at the time of the incident the Police have stated.
Government is planning to relax the ban imposed over importing vehicles use for public transport and to transport goods probably during this week according to the State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya.
Government had banned the importing of all vehicles to the country last year due to the economic crisis .The Gazette notification regarding the lifting of the ban imposed on importing vehicles use for public transport and transporting goods including buses,lorries and trucks is likely to be issued within next few days the Minister has stated.
However importing other vehicles will be further delayed due to the existing foreign reserve shortage.
As the importing of Wheet flour to Sri lanka had been banned by the Import and Export Control Department with effect from 16th of July ,the stocks of Wheet flour remained with Flour importers in Colombo Pettah are being decreased according to the flour Importers .Now the Wheet flour importers in pettah have stocks sufficient only for few days it has been reported.
Government had banned the importing of
Around 2066 small rivers located in Northern Province are drying up due to the drought prevailing in the province these days caused due to high temperatures according to the authorities
Due to this situation more than 30,000 families in the province are facing severe difficulties on meet their daily requirements and to find watet for theit cultivations .
Three fishermen had died Last evening (11) due to the lightning struck whilst fishing in Thammannawa Wewa(River)in Mihintale area (North Western province ) according to the Mihintale police.
The deceased who were residents of Kahatagasdigiliya ,ganguruwa and ellewewa areas were of the ages 42,44 and 46 years it had been revealed .Their bodies are lying at Thammannawa Hospital.
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