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Wednesday, October 3, 2018

All Sluice Gates Of Upper Kotmale Reservoir Have Been Opened-Landslide Warning Issued To Ratnapura Due To Heavy Showers

All the sluice gates of Upper Kotmale Reservoir have been opened and Landslide warning have been issued to seven Provincial secretariats in Ratnapura today (03)due to the heavy showers prevailing in the areas according to Disaster Management Center and National Building Research Organization.

Accordingly as a result of the opening of all sluice gates belongs to Upper Kotmale Reservoir due to rising water levels of the Reservoir following the heavy showers, Water level in Kotmale Oya had risen and authorities have warned the residents living around Oya to be vigilant over possible floods .Water level of Saint Clare water falls too had risen as a result of opening the Sluice gates of Upper Kotmale Reservoir it gas been revealed.

Meanwhile National Building Research Organization has issued a 24 hour Landslide warning to seven Provincial secretariat s in Ratnapura including Balangoda,Ayagama,Imbulpe ,Nivithigala,Elapatha ,Ratnapura areas as a result of the heavy showers prevailed in these areas.

Fourty Five LTTE Suspects Detained In Two Prisons Have Launched A Food Boycott

Fourty five LTTE suspects remanded in

Colombo Magazine and Colombo Main Remand Prisons have been launched a food boycott since this morning (03) by demanding solutions for several of their demands including filing legal cases against them at courts as soon as possible .

Accordingly fourty Three LTTE Suspects in Colombo Magazine Remand Prison and three suspects in Colombo Remand Prison boycotting the food providing to them by Prison Authorities sinice this morning .

These LTTE Suspects have launched a similar food boycott on a previous occassion also.

Three Youth Who Found Guilty Over Posing And Taking Photographs Half Naked At Pidurangala Further Remanded

Dambulla Magistrate Court has today

(03)further remanded the three youth who have been arrested and remanded over posing and taking photographs half naked at Religuous Pidurangala Rock belonging to the Pidurangala Raja Maha Temple in Historical Sigiriya until 10th of October .

The three youth who found guilty over the charges had remanded last week until today and they have been further remanded after being produced before the Dambulla Magistrate Court today.

A Heavy Traffic In Cotta Road -Borella Due To A Separation Of Engine And Compartmenrs Of A Train

Heavy traffic prevailed in for hours

since this evening (03) at Borella-Cotta main road towards Rajagiriya area due to a separation of an Engine and Compartments belonging to a Train travelling from Colombo Fort to Awissawella at Cotta Road ,Borella.

Due to the separation of the Train engine and Compartments of the Train each other the Cotta road as well as the Railway line have been completely blocked which caused the heavy traffic in the area.

The incident occurred due to a Technical fault of the Train engine it has been revealed.

Police have advised the Motorists to use an alternative roads to travel till the Railway line is being cleared for traffic .