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The Police Special Task Force (STF) had seized over fourteen million Cigarette sticks imported illegally and arrested a 65 year old person over transporting it near Kelanithissa Power Plant in Paliyagoda area (Western Province) yesterday (17).
The Police Special Task Force had arrested a person when tranaporting the stock of cigarettes by a freighted truck according to the STF.The market value of the seized stock of cigarettes has been estimated as over Rs.1.3 billion
Due to the maintainance work of the Gas and Steam turbine ,The Kelanithissa Power plant will be shutdown for a six week period according to the Engineering Department of the Ceylon Electricity Board.
As a result the National Grid will loose 165 Mega watts of power it has been revealed.
Meanwhile the second Generator of the Lakwijaya Thermal Power Plant in Norochcholai is also need to be shutdown due to a,sudden breakdown of the high preassure heater system the Electricity board had stated.The Generator is expected to connect in five days it has been stated.
President Ranil Wikramasinghe has declared Electricity and Petroleum as an essential services it has been announced.
Accordingly a Gazette extraordinary has been issued by the Presidential secretariet in this regard.
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