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Posted on December 27th, 2020
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Minister of Water Supply Vasudeva Nanayakkara says a report on two locations having deep water table was submitted to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi.
The minister has attended a discussion which was held by the prime minister with the Muslim parliamentarians and was assigned to locate areas with a deep water table.
So, I asked out geologist to look for areas with a deep water table. He highlighted via a report two locations which do not have groundwater, even at a depth of 30 feet.”
Accordingly, the area of Marichchikattu in Mannar and Eragama in Eastern Province have been identified as locations with deep water table.
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PROTEST IN COLOMBO AGAINST BURIAL OF COVID DEAD
PROTEST IN COLOMBO AGAINST BURIAL OF COVID DEAD
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Colombo (News 1st); Monks and Civil Organizations have requested the government not to bury COVID-19 victims.
The collective of monks and civil organizations staged a protest on Monday (28) morning opposite the Presidential Secretariat and handed over a letter to Health Minister Pavithra Vanniarachchi.
The letter states, the cremation of COVID-19 victims was legalized as per the recommendation made by the committee of experts appointed by the Health Ministry.
As the Supreme Court has approved the decision, there is a background in the country that all corona bodies should be cremated, it added.
Wed, Dec 16, 2020, 11:09 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Dec 16, Colombo: With the opening of the country to tourists, the Ministries of Tourism, Sports and Health will formulate a joint program to develop the sports-based tourism industry, Minister of Tourism Prasanna Rantunga said.
Accordingly, a high level committee consisting of the Secretaries of the three Ministries has been appointed to implement sports programs based on the development of the tourism industry next year.
This was discussed at length at a special discussion held at the Ministry of Tourism Monday to formulate joint programs of the Ministry of Tourism, Sports and Health to open the country to tourists and to develop the tourism industry based on sports.