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INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS TO STUDY VICTORIA DAM
INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS TO STUDY VICTORIA DAM
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Colombo (News 1st); An international committee of experts is to assist in the process to ascertain the present state of the Victoria Dam.
Wasantha Bandara Palugaswewa, the Secretary to the State Ministry of Canals and Common Infrastructure Development in Settlements in Mahaweli Zones speaking to News 1st said the international committee of experts will be called in after the local experts conclude their research and investigations.
He said this measure was taken considering the recent tremors experienced in areas surrounding the Victoria Reservoir.
“There are only 07 or 08 dams in the world similar to the dam at the Victoria Reservoir and experts are called in from time to time to conduct the study,” he said.
Expert committee on Kandy tremors to convene next week
Expert committee on Kandy tremors to convene next week
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COLOMBO (News 1st): The Expert Committee appointed to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the tremors in Digana, Kandy is scheduled to convene next week, for the first time, the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau said on Saturday (Dec. 12).
The 11-member committee of experts is chaired by the Chairman of the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau, Anura Walpola.
Other members of the committee are, Prof. Athula Senaratne, Major General S. Ranasinghe, Wasantha Ihalapitiya, Prof. Jagath Goonetileke, Prof. RK Perera, Dr. O.K. Dissanayake, Nalin de Silva, Dr. Gamini Jayatissa, Mahinda Seneviratne, and Nilmini Thaldena.
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