Landslide Warnings Issued To Three Divisional Secretariets In Badulla

National Building Research Organization (NBRO)had today (05) issued Landslide warnings to three Divisional Secretariat areas in Badulla due to the heavy showers prevailing in .

Accordingly Badulla,Passara and Haldummulla Divisional Secretariets have received Landslide warnings.

NBRO has requested the people living in Mountain areas of these three Divisional Secretariet s to be vigilant over Landslide signs .

Veterinary Doctors Began Treating A Wild Elephant With A Leg Injury At A Hambanthota Reserve

A Wild Elephant around 30 years old

suffering from a leg injury has been found from Hondawelpokuna reserve at Hambanthota by the Wild Life officers as per the information received from villagers.

Veterinary Medical Officers attached to Udawalawa Ath Arthuru Sevana and Hambanthota Wild Life office have commenced  treating the Elephant who has a walking disabilty as a result of the leg injury .

Wild Life officers believes that the leg injury of the Wild Elephant might have occurred due to a muscle pullout or a breaking of a bone as a result of an attack of another Wild Elephant .

Bribery Commission Has Arrested A National Government Board Chairmen And His Assistant Over Accepting A Rs. 600,000 Bribe

Bribery Commission has arrested the

Chairman of National Veterinary Resources Development Board and a Accounts Assistant attached to his private Company over accepting a Rs.600,000 as a bribe today  (05) according to the Commission.

Accordingly the two suspects have been arrested by the Bribery Commission over accepting Rs.600,000 from a person to offer a Restuarent attached to a farm belonging to the National. Veterinary Resources Development Board at Malsiripura area on rental basis for a two year period.

Earlier the suspects have requested a bribe of  Rs.1.2 from the relevant personal for the offer ,But later reduced it to Rs.600,000.

Eight Sluice Gates Of Daduru Oya Reservoir Have Been Opened Due To Rising Water Levels

Eight sluice gates of Daduru Oya (River) Reservoir have been opened today (05)due to the rising water level of the Oya as a result of the heavy showers prevailing in the area .

Due to the opening of sluice gates attached to  Daduru Oya Reservoir  ,People living in lower section area of Daduru Oya should be vigilant over possible floods the Disaster Management Center has announced.   

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A Section Of The Ratnapura -Embilipitiya Main Road Had Sunk Due To Showers

A section of the Ratnapura -

Embilipitiya main road had sunk at Thirivanaketiya area due to the heavy showers prevailing in the area at present .

Accordingly the section with a bridge  of the Ratnapura-Embilipitiya main road had sunk and as a result the authorities have blocked the sunken area by using road barricades .

Due to this situation a heavy traffic is being prevailed in the area as a section of the road was blocked .Ratnapura -Embilipitiya main road is a common road used by the motorists when travelling to Badulla and Embilipitiya.