According to the Department of Motor Traffic, the number of motor vehicles that have been registered by the end of the year 2020 has exceeded 8 million.
A note submitted to the cabinet said a considerable portion of those vehicles used are older than 10 years and it has been identified that lack of proper maintenance of such old vehicles lead to poisonous gas emissions.
It has been confirmed by several researches carried out by the University of Moratuwa with a few other institutions, that 60 per cent of air pollution in Sri Lanka is caused by vehicular emissions, the note said.
Attention has been drawn to utilize renewable energy even for vehicular operations since, immediate implementation of renewable energy projects is one of the foremost actions the Government has to be taken, the note added.
Therefore, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Environment to prepare a strategic plan for promoting the use of electric vehicles in Sri Lanka.
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
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