A Chinese Female Arrested With 132 Foreign Cigarette Cartons

Airport Customs Officers have arrested a Chinese

Female with 132 foreign Cigarette Cartons in her possession at Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport yesterday (19).

The suspected female had been arrested after she arrived at Katunayake Airport from Dubai.

The estimated value of the stock of Cigarette Cartons taken into custody is around Rs.1.3 million it has been reported.

The Customs officers have questioned the suspected female regarding the incident and later released her after imposing a Rs.100,000 fine.

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Around 79 Houses Have Been Completely Damaged Due To The Meethotamulle Garbage Dump Collapse

Around 79 houses completely damaged and 19 houses

partly damaged due to the Meethotamulle Garbage Dump collapse according to the Minister Of Disaster Management Anura Priyadarshana Yapa.

The Urban Development Authority will build 98 houses for  those familes diplsced due to the Meethotamulle Garbage Dump collapse and 60 houses already built will be allocated for the displsced the Minister has stated.The rest of the houses will be built soon he has stressed during a press briefing held yesterday (19) in colombo.

Government has also decided to provide Rs.250,000 each for the Meethotamulle Displsced familes to purchase household equipment for the new houses Minister Yapa said.

According to the latest statistics 1059 persons belonging to 245 families have been displaced due to tragic Garbage Dump Collapse.

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Government To Take The Responsibility Of The Meethotamulle Garbage Dump Collapse-

President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister

Ranil Wikramasinghe have today (19) announced that the government will take the full responsibilty of collapsing of the Meethotamulle Garbage Dump and will take steps to remove the garbage dump from the area within next few months.

Speaking at a meeting held in Disaster Management Ministry today President Sirisena has directed the authorities to provide houses for the displaced families in Meethotamulle Garbage Dump area with effect from tomorrow (20).

The removal of the Meethotamulle Garbage Dump from the area will be done under the guidance of Sri Lanka Army.

Meanwhile President Sirisena has removed the restrictions imposed when issuing compansations for the Meethotamulle incident.Prime Minister Wikramasingha had instructed treassury officials to issue necassary funds as soon as possible to pay compansations for the victims .