The Supreme Court today (Apr 04) ordered the Northern Power Company Ltd to pay compensation worth Rs 20 million for 500 residents who were affected by the pollution of water owing to the Chunnakam Power Station in the North.
The order was issued after taking into consideration a petition filed by Enviornmentalist Dr. Ravindra Kariyawasam on behalf of the Centre for Environmental and Nature Studies (CENS).
Dr. Kariyawasam in his petition claimed that the relevant state authorities had not taken measures to address the water pollution issue in Chunnakam which was caused due to the dumping of waste oil belonging to the Chunnakam Power Plant.
The trial-at-bar had considered several similar cases which had occured in India before delivering the verdict. During today's hearing the Supreme Court announced that today's verdict was of historical importance since the case was taken up as a civil case.
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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