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24 Dec 2019 - 0 - 896
A large stock of food unfit for human consumption was destroyed during a raid on catering houses, hotels and retail boutiques in Ratmalana MOH Division while the traders who had violated food safety r
10 Dec 2019 - 0 - 590
By H.M.Dharmapala and Kusal Chamath The control of dengue and the eradication of mosquitoes cannot be done solely by the health officials and public institutions, this effort also needs public cooperation said Dr. A.I. Jagoda the Regional Director of Health Services for the Colombo District speaking at the launch of a mobile phone application called MOzZapp. He expressed these views at an
10 Dec 2019 - 0 - 356
Passengers travelling by train in the southern coastal line from Panadura and Moratuwa during peak hours expressed concern about inconvenience caused by congestion on the metropolitan trains. They said travelling by train was now an ordeal and that they were fully exhausted when they got down. “The metropolitan train servic
03 Dec 2019 - 0 - 329
The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) had renegotiated two tenders-one for garbage disposal and another to purchase exercise books- with the institutions concerned thus avoiding two financial losses whi
03 Dec 2019 - 0 - 375
In line with the environmental conservation programmes launched across the country, a clean up campaign was launched in Moratuwa spearheaded by the Municipal Council over the weekend to clean a 10 kilometre coastal stretch. Under the programme initiated by
03 Dec 2019 - 0 - 282
A lane running off Green Path, Kohuwela is submerged in rain water constantly throughout the day over the past few weeks while there is a strict warning given by the health authorities that Dehiwala is one of the worst affected areas for Dengue. The reason for the stagnant water is a construction across th
23 Nov 2019 - 0 - 1281
An 80-acre paddy field belonged to the Ja-ela Agrarian Service division at Batagama-South, Kapuwagara in Ja-Ela is currently being filled, Batagama South Farmers Organisation’s Secretary Aloysius Saparama
23 Nov 2019 - 0 - 670
A total of 129 railway compartments had been refurbished in a joint effort by the Railways Department and the railroad company Tantri Trailers (Pvt) Ltd, Railways General Manager Dilantha Fernando said.
07 Nov 2019 - 1 - 1684
Despite the Dehiwela Zoo generates considerable income to the country, the administration officials seem to be interested in providing facilities for the visitors, a source said. The National Zoological
07 Nov 2019 - 0 - 869
The automated and enhanced aviation data system and the State of the Art, mobile aviation centre were launched at the Ratmalana International Airport by Minister of Aviation Arjuna Ranatunga on Saturday. The system is designed to
29 Oct 2019 - 0 - 821
Sri Lanka is in the forefront of the world in discarding cooked food, the Western Province Waste Management Authority said. “Urban settlements in the Western Province alone release 500 to 600 MTs of leftover food daily to the 21 active garbage mountains in the Province,” the authority’s Director Nalin Mannapperuma said.
29 Oct 2019 - 0 - 272
Piliyandala MOH office that launched a crash programme in response to the public complaints on food unfit for human consumption supplied by caterers and food suppliers, destroyed a large stock of food and warned of legal action against several traders. The MOH Office s
29 Oct 2019 - 0 - 1138
The two statues within the Ja-Ela city including the statute of Rukmani Devi, who is renowned as the queen of Sri Lankan cinema, had been neglected without any attention from the authoritie
29 Oct 2019 - 0 - 374
Homagama Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Sampath Chaminda Jayasinghe recently denied allegations that there were no uniforms provided to sanitary labourers of the Pradeshiya sabha. At the monthly general meeti
15 Oct 2019 - 1 - 2116
The Cabinet had decided to award the contract for Design, Supply and Installation Construction of the Municipal Solid Waste Sanitary Landfill Disposal Facility at Aruwakkalu to a Consortium between Chi
15 Oct 2019 - 0 - 278
01 Oct 2019 - 0 - 1433
Illegal landfilling and sand mining continue beside the Bolgoda Lake causing massive environmental damage but the authorities were keeping mum over the issue, residents of Koralawella and Borupana in Moratuwa lamented. They said some hotel owners had con
01 Oct 2019 - 0 - 508
Close to 300 stray dogs that roamed the streets within the city limits of the Ja-Ela Urban Council area were given injections for rabies and were sterilised during a health campaign held last week. “The camp was held at 14 centres
26 Sep 2019 - 0 - 936
Fishermen engaged in fresh water fishing in the Bolgoda Lake complained that their stake-net (Ja-kotu) fishing has been affected by the garbage thrown into the lake by moving vehicles from the Moratuwa Bridge, the chemicals released by factories and floating restaurants of the Lake. They said fishing was their o
26 Sep 2019 - 0 - 345
Residents and commuters complained that they have to face many difficulties due to stray cattle and dogs roaming in the Ja-Ela town and its by-roads . They said stray dogs try to attack the passers by and there were a few incidents of people getting bitten by stray dogs, exposing them to the risk of rabies. They further said stra
24 Sep 2019 - 0 - 919
With the intention of improving the public health and water environment in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the National Water Supply & Drainage Board (NWSDB) had finished the development process of the strategic master plan for a Wastewater Management Project with the assistance of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Holding a stakeh
24 Sep 2019 - 0 - 1012
Dehiwala Mount Lavinia Municipal Council with the help of the students of the of the Colombo University Arts Faculty launched an environmental promotion programme to clean the Dehiwala – Mount Lavinia beach through “Shramadana” The programme named “Surakimu Soba Sayuru” ( Let’s Protect the Natural Beauty of the Sea) was a concept of the Deputy Municipal Commissioner Mr. Lochana Balasuriya. The university students sai
10 Sep 2019 - 0 - 1546
The construction work of the New Mutwal Storm Water Drainage Tunnel in Colombo-North to mitigate negative physical, social and economic impacts of floods kicked off recently. At the launch of the construction work, Megapolis and Western Development Minister Champika Ranawaka said he was happy to commence the works of a tunnel to carry storm water out of Colomb
10 Sep 2019 - 0 - 814
The residents of Moratuwa and others who use Digarolla Bridge to reach the Southern Province require a permanent bridge in place of the dilapidated Digarolla Bridge which seems to be never being repaired after it was closed in an arbitrary manner a few months ago. After taking into
10 Sep 2019 - 0 - 292
Pavements in Galle Road from Sri Dharmapalarama Road Junction in Mount Lavinia up to the Maliban Junction in Ratmalana have been in a dilapidated condition with broken down gully covers creating death traps. Residents of the area pointed out the pavements at several locations had not been maintained for years. A resident of the area s
03 Sep 2019 - 0 - 1531
The disposing of clinical waste, or waste in general, is a foetid issue, with the country lacking a national policy in garbage disposal and many vested parties including politicians interfering in the matter.
27 Aug 2019 - 0 - 876
The Muthurajawela Wetlands, which spans over 1,700 hectares and rich in biodiversity, is slowly facing its destruction owning to a number of man-made issues including a recent decision by the Wattala Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman to set up a Clinical waste management centre, council members complained. Many local government authorities including the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) continually dump garbage at the Muthurajawela facility. Though it w
27 Aug 2019 - 0 - 1089
27 Aug 2019 - 0 - 484
Residents of Dehiwala, Ratmalana, Attidiya and Mount Lavinia expressed concern about the sad state of the public market at Dehiwala that had been neglected for a long time. They pointed out that the public market that provided consumer services to a large population while providing livelihood to more than 100 families of traders was now in a dilapidated state due to negligence.
20 Aug 2019 - 0 - 723
The government has not yet shown any interest to envisage a business plan to develop the Lotus Tower project, Prof. Samitha Manawadu, Coordinating Consultant and the Team Leader of the project, said. The consultants had already requested for the documents from the contractors over the completion of the project. Once the consultants have taken over the project from contractors, they would hand it over to the go
27 Mar 2024