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[email protected] THE ABOVE STATISTICS197 ARE CONFIRMED UP UNTIL 8.30 P.M. ON 21 SEPTEMBER 2020 SOURCE: HEALTH PROMOTION BUREAU KANDY BUILDING COLLAPSE Municipality in charge of legal action: DMC z NBRO report BY SARAH HANNAN Speaking to The Morning, DMC damages, file for claims, and issue the Director General Maj. Gen. (Retd.) insurance and damage claims to the notes weak Following up on the disaster Sudantha Ranasinghe said: “The DMC affected persons following a disaster. foundation and that was caused by the building only has the authority to assess the Contd. on page 2 collapse in Buwelikada, Kandy last 20A TO THE CONSTITUTION construction issues (21) evening, the National Building Set up task force: BASL UNP to launch Research Organisation (NBRO) z House owner submitting their observations to the The President has been by the Bar Association of Disaster Management Centre (DMC) requested to appoint a task force Sri Lanka (BASL), following the agitation campaign denies allegations, had confirmed that the cause of to assess whether the proper prior building collapse in Buwelikada, Newly elected United National says not illegally the disaster was linked to a weak approval has been obtained for Kandy.