The timesonline team had a chance to visit the 52.2 mega watt thermal power plant set up by Lakdhanavi Ltd subsidiary, Raj Lanka Power Company Limited. Located in Rajshahi district in Bangladesh approximately 200 km from Dhaka, the plant is designed to use Heavy Furnace Oil (HFO) as the main fuel and Diesel can be used as a back-up fuel. The facility includes six complete HFO/Gas based reciprocating engines (Wärtsilä 20V32) each coupled with a generator (ABB AMG – 11.115MVA). The plant commenced commercial operation in January 2014.
The Department of National Zoological Gardens is readying enclosures to quarantine two large tortoises that were found stranded 15 kilometers westwards off Pitipana Negombo, today.
The Customs Department said it will be publish the names of institutions and individuals who violate customs laws and commit tax fraud by uploading the information on its official website www.customs.gov.lk.
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A board of inquiry has been appointed to investigate the death of a student at the University of Sabaragamuwa, reportedly linked to a ragging incident.
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