President Maithripala Sirisena, today (Nov 30) declared open the Moragahakanda-Kaluganga project which is expected to facilitate irrigational activities for over 82,000 hectares of farm land.
According to the President's Media Division, the project is expected to enahnce the lives of 1.5 million families while generating 25 MW hydro-powers to the national grid.
Apart from providing clean drinking water, the project would also witness the birth of over 5000 hectares of land for agriculture.
(Pics by Kanchana Ariyadasa)
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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