Defence Secretary assured fresh hopes for Ayagama folks under landslide threat
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Ayagama project to be completed within 365 days
Defence Secretary Maj. Gen. (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne who arrived at the Ayagama landslide prone area assured the mitigation of landslide hazards for folks under landslide threat while inaugurating a Rs. 418 million worth project mooted to mitigate the landslide risk today (Dec 17).
Further, another Rs. 442 million worth project in Galaboda, Ratnapura covering 12 kilometres along the Wewelwatte Road was also inaugurated during the visit.
The Defence Secretary accompanied by Ratnapura District Secretary Malini Lokupothagama, Director General of Disaster Management Centre Maj. Gen. (Retd) Sudantha Ranasinghe, Director General of National Building Research Organization (NBRO) Dr. Asiri Karunawardena, Divisional Secretary (Ayagama) Neranjan Jayakodi and other relevant state officials inspected both vulnerable areas.
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Sun, Dec 20, 2020, 11:48 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Dec 20, Colombo: The Walapane - Kandy main road in the Malapattawa area has been temporarily closed from last night due to the risk of a landslide, said the Assistant Director of the Nuwara Eliya District Disaster Management Unit.
The Assistant Director urged drivers to use alternative routes until the road is reopened. More than 75 mm of rain fell in the Malapattawa area in Walapane yesterday (19). There is an active landslide situation in the Malapattawa Galwala area which was affected by a landslide in December 2019,” the official said.
“According to the recommendation received from the National Building Research Organization, we have been informed of a dangerous situation if more than 40 mm of rain falls,” he expalined.
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