Six fined for mosquito-breeding grounds

Six householders of the Ranaviru Gama village in the Ibbagamuwa MOH area in Kurunegala, pleaded guilty to having mosquito-breeding grounds within their home gardens and hence, were fined Rs. 3,000 eeach by Kurunegala Additional Magistrate Namal Perera, recently.

The Ibbagamuwa MOH prosecuted. Meanwhile, three tipper divers who were discovered transporting sand sans the proper permits, were arrested and later, were produced before Anamaduwa Magistrate Janani Wijethunga, who fined them Rs. 300,000. Puttalam Police SI S. H. Maduranga prosecuted.