All spill gates of the Udawalawe Dam were opened upto one feet today (Dec 5) posing flood warnings to residents living downstream of the Udawalawe river.
The spill gates had been opened after the catchment areas of the dam had reached its spill level of 217,000 acre feet at 5 am.
Accordingly, water is being released to the Walawe river at 11,500 cubic feet at present.
Irrigation engineers have urged residents living in the downstream areas of the dam to watch out for any possibilities of flooding which could be caused due to the overflowing of the river.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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