COLOMBO (News 1st): The water levels of Mahaweli River remain high at Manampitiya while water levels of the Malwathu Oya remain high at Thanthirimale. The Department of Irrigation says that although water levels remain high, there is no flood risk in these areas. However, the Department ad...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils, and Local Government has announced that special leave will be granted to public servants who were unable to report for duty due to heavy rainfall, floods, landslides, or road blockages.Secretary to the Ministry, S. Aloka...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The National Council for Disaster Management has approved the construction of housing complexes for people who lost their homes due to the disaster and those living in high-risk landslide zones.The Council met yesterday under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.Mi...

COLOMBO (News 1st); To keep the public informed and safe during ongoing disaster recovery efforts, the Ministry of Transport and Highways has unveiled a new digital platform: road-lk.org.This initiative comes at a critical time when several roads across the country remain under repair following seve...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) has announced that schoolchildren in flood and landslide impacted regions will be allowed to continue using their November travel passes throughout December.The SLTB stated that this decision was taken after carefully considering the prevailin...