Chanaka Bandarage Kandy, Kegalle, Badulla, Nuwara Eliya and Anuradhapura are the districts most affected from Dithwa cyclone. Hundreds of people died and many are missing. The casualty figure is likely to surpass the 1,000 mark. About 35% of our island’s population lives in high risk landslide prone areas. This is why Dithwa hit the central […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror he International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it expects Sri Lanka’s economic activity to take a hit following the widespread destruction caused by Cyclone Ditwah, noting that the scale of damage will become clearer once authorities complete a rapid post-disaster assessment. IMF’s Director of the Communications Department Julie Kozack said, the Fund […]

by Melani Manel Perera, Courtesy PIME Asia News The losses are estimated at between US$ 6 and US$ 7 billion. In 2004, they ranged from US$ 1.5 to US$ 2 billion. The recovery plan is waiting for detailed assessments. Twenty-two out of 25 administrative districts and 416 factories were affected. Three billion rupees have been […]

Courtesy Anadolu Agency Rapid Financing Instrument request under review as IMF expresses support for recovery efforts ANKARA The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday that it is reviewing a request by Sri Lanka for $200 million in emergency financing following the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah. Evan Papageorgiou, IMF mission chief for Sri Lanka, […]

Courtesy Hiru News The death toll due to the adverse weather conditions experienced in the country over the past few days has climbed to 618 as at 8.00 p.m. today (06), according to the Disaster Management Center (DMC). It confirmed that another 209 individuals remain missing as search operations continue. The extreme weather has impacted […]

Courtesy Hiru News The Department of Meteorology’s 36-hour forecast (issued at 4:00 PM) indicates that the Northeast Monsoon condition is gradually establishing across the island. Consequently, several spells of rain are expected in the Northern, North Central, Eastern, and Uva provinces, as well as in the Matale and Nuwara Eliya districts. Rain or thundershowers may […]

Courtesy Hiru News The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has extended the landslide early warning notice for another 24 hours, covering 13 districts across the country. The districts currently identified as being at risk are: Badulla, Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Galle, Matara, Kandy, Matale, Nuwara Eliya, Kurunegala, Kegalle, Monaragala, and Ratnapura. The public in these areas […]

Courtesy Hiru News The Chairman of the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB), Chandana Bandara, announced that the recent disaster caused nearly Rs. 5 billion in damage to the water supply infrastructure. The worst damage occurred at the Katugastota pumping station near the Mahaweli River in Kandy.  Additionally, part of the pumping station in […]

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ප්‍රසංග අල්විස් උපුටාගැණීම මුහුනුපොත ඔබතුමා ඊයේ පැවැත්වූ ජාතිය ඇමතීමේ කතාව අසා සිටියදී මට ඇතිවූ අදහස් මෙසේ ලියා දක්වමි. ඔබතුමා එම කතාවේ පැවසූ මගේ හිතට වදින වැදගත්ම කැරුණු දෙක නම් ? 1) “මෙය ඉතිහාසය විසින් රටම ව්‍යසනයට පත් කිරීමේ පළමු අත්දැකීම” 2) “අපට ඉදිරියට මුහුණ දීමට සිදුවන්නේ එදා මෙදා තුර විශාලතම ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණ ක්‍රියාන්විතයන්ට සහ නැවත ගොඩනැංවීමේ කාර්යභාරයට […]

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