A decision has been made to release domestic gas to the markets under strict conditions.
A decision was reached between the gas supplying companies and the Consumer Affairs Ministry.
Accordingly, the previously imported stocks will not be released to the markets and Ethyl Mercaptan, the required gas which enables the consumers to detect easily if there is a gas leak should be added to the cylinder keeping to proper standards.
Earlier, gas providers had reduced or stop using Ethyl Mercaptan in the gas cylinder. Ethyl Mercaptan is a colorless or yellowish liquid or a gas with a pungent, garlic- or skunk-like odour. It is used as an additive to odorless gases like butane, propane, and petroleum to give them a warning odour.
Accordingly, gas supplies to the market are to gradually return to normal from this week.
However, more gas related explosions were reported over the weekend.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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