The Army's 21 Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (21 SLSR) troops of the 563 Brigade of the 56 Division of the Security Force Headquarters-Wanni a few days ago, alert to information given by civilians attended to a water leakage in the Marailluppaikulam tank bund at Illeimaradankulam in the general area of Omanthai and mended it swiftly before it caused a major disaster.

All schools in the island including the Western Province will commence today (29).

Measures have been taken to introduce a new online system for local authorities to approve construction plans, N.P.K Ranaweera, Director General of the Urban
Development Authority (UDA) said in Parliament recently. Commenting on a proposal made by MP Madura Vithanage, at the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Urban Development and Housing, the Director General said that this has already been initiated as a pilot project for the Kotte Municipal Council and Gampaha and Kalutara Pradeshiya Sabhas.

The total number of deaths due to Covid19 infection in Sri Lanka - 561