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Share: COLOMBO (News 1st): The Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) has commenced a survey regarding the locations of sand deposits in six rivers of Sri Lanka, its top official said. The survey will be conducted based on rivers such as Kalu, Kelani, and Deduru-Oya; the authorities hope to maximize the benefits of the sand deposits whilst ensuring that seawater does not enter the country, Anura Walpola, the Chairman of the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) told News 1st. Through the survey, the GSMB is expecting to determine the exact locations of the sand deposits. The sand obta...

news Scrum half Milinda brought honour and fame to his school and country Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.) Nalanda College, Colombo is one of the pioneer Buddhist schools in the country which has played a pivotal role in producing some top academics who have excelled in various fields and several sportsmen who have played a key role in bringing honour and fame to their Alma Mater by playing for clubs and country with distinction. Milinda Jayasinghe was one of the few ruggerites produced by them who handled the oval shaped ball in an illustrious career to become the cynosure of a...

SUEZ wins contract to build desalination plant in Jaffna, Sri Lanka The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) of Sri Lanka has awarded SUEZ with a new contract to design, build and operate the first-ever desalination plant through sea water reverse osmosis in Jaffna, the capital city of the Northern Province of the country. With a capacity of 24,000 m3, the facility, partly financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), will be designed-built over a period of two and half years, and thereafter operated and maintained by SUEZ for seven years. The plant will provide safe drinking wate...

Share: COLOMBO (News 1st): There is a risk of sea water mixing with rivers that fulfill the drinking water requirements of the people, given the prevailing dry weather conditions experienced at present, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board said. More than 70,000 families in Kalutara, Beruwala, Maggona, Kethena and several others areas could be affected as a result of this, Thilina Wijetunga, the General Manager at the National Water Supply and Drainage Board told News 1st on Tuesday (Feb. 23). According to Thilina Wijetunga, water from Kelani, Kalu, Walawe and Nilwala rivers are used...

I am the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Sri Lanka, Santhush Woonjin JEONG. Congratulations on Sri Lanka’s Independence Day! As ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Sri Lanka, I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations on the 73 years of independence and to convey the best wishes for the welfare and everlasting prosperity to the people of Sri Lanka. I hope that the relations of friendship and cooperation between our two countries, which have strengthened year after year, continue to be strengthened to provide greater happiness to the people of both nations. The Republic of...