Nimal Wijesinghe Anuradhapura Additional district group corr.

Monsoon rains fill up Yan Oya

With the beginning of monsoon rains, Yan Oya reservoir in Horowpothana in Anuradhapura is being filled up. The Yan Oya reservoir is to be the largest reservoir in...
End to human–elephant conflict by mid-2019

The Sustainable Development, Wildlife and Regional Development Ministry is confident that by mid 2019, the long existing human–elephant conflict could be done away with....
Rs. 2,537 m fertiliser subsidy to A’pura farmers

Anuradhapura District Agrarian Development Assistant Commissioner Asanka Somawansa told the Daily News that the water levels of nearly 3,000 minor irrigation tanks were very...
Compensation to displaced by Yan Oya project

When the Yan Oya reservoir project commenced, there was no proper plan in place. The selection of stakeholders was decided hastily and the enthusiasm, shown at the beginning...

Livelihood empowerment for Mahaweli farmers

The Sri Lanka Mahaweli Authority (SLMA), on the instructions of President Maithripala Sirisena, has embarked on a three-year livelihood development plan in 10 Mahaweli zones.Nearly 300,000 farmer...
Rs. 5,900 mn allocated for human-elephant conflict

We have got funds of nearly Rs. 5,900 million to prevent the human-elephant conflict, Sustainable Development, Wildlife and Regional Development Minister Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka said recently....
President intervenes to solve drinking water crisis in Anuradhapura

President Maithripala Sirisena has intervened to resolve the problem of scarcity of drinking water in Anuradhapura and has instructed the Anuradhapura Government Agent to take prompt action in this...
‘Rajapaksas using every card to destabilise yahapalana govt.’

A cluster of problems has arisen because of the political ambitions of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. If he expects the honour of winning the war, he should also accept the responsibility for...
Statue of Fa-Hsien Thera to be unveiled

A bronze statue of Fa-Hsien Thera on the premises of Abhayagiri Stupa in Anuradhapura will be unveiled on July 28 in a religious ceremony.The statue was executed on the anusasana of...
Diyawara Neyo to address Rajangane farmers’ issues

The Diyawara Neyo programme, organised by the Irrigation and Water Resources Management and Disaster Management Ministries, will be inaugurated in Rajangane today.The programme, based on a concept of...
New York Times’ bribery allegations: Minister calls for investigations

Irrigation, Water Resources Management and Disaster Management Minister Duminda Dissanayaka said he believes that there is truth in the disclosure of the New York Times that former President Mahinda...
Prelates call for ‘spiritual mindset’ during Poson Poya

King Devanampiyatissa met Arahat Mahinda Thera at the foot of the Mihintale rock 2,326 years ago on a Poson Poya. Thereafter, a massive spiritual and cultural revolution took place making both the...
Dwindling water levels spell disaster for paddy cultivation

As a result of insufficient rains, the 2018 Yala paddy cultivation in Anuradhapura is in a quite backward position according to the data of the Anuradhapura Assistant Agrarian Development...
President’s Secretary looks into NCP, NWP drinking water projects

Locating suitable water sources for drinking water projects in the North Central and North Western Provinces has been a problem.President Maithripala Sirisena has instructed the President’s Secretary...
Yan oya reservoir to be filled by September – Minister Duminda

Irrigation Water Resources and Disaster Management Minister Duminda Dissanayaka revealed that arrangements will be finalized for filling the Horowpothana Yan oya reservoir which has been prolonging...
Nearly 30 pc of farming population fallen prey to kidney diseases

The population in the North Central Province is 1,367,776 and of it, 65 percent earn their livelihoods by farming. It is learnt that 30 percent out of the farmer population in the province suffer...