A Brief Colonial History Of Ceylon(SriLanka)
Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
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Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
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Thiranjala Weerasinghe sj.- One Island Two Nations
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More than 900,000 affected by droughts in the North
Friday, July 14, 2017
More
than nine hundred thousand civilians are affected by the drought
condition that currently prevails in the Northern parts of the country,
the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said today.
DMC
Deputy Director K.A.D.P.K. Kodippili responding to Daily News said the
year prolonged drought condition has affected areas including Puttalam,
Monaragala, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Northern Province and some parts
of Kurunegala and Kandy.
After
conducting preliminary assessments regarding the condition, the DMC has
spent Rs. 40 million to provide clean drinking water to people in
affected areas.
Kodippili also said that the DMC has provided 6000 water tanks and 200 water bowsers to the program.
The
DMC Deputy Director requested from the civilians in the affected areas
to contact 117 emergency service if they come across problems to access
clean drinking water.
He also said the famers have undergone crop damage due to the severe weather condition and have been compensated.
The
DMC has also implemented several awareness programs for the affected
communities on the importance of consuming clean drinking water,
Kodippili said.