4 Thursday 22nd July, 2010 The IslandTheHome Island News Man who produced petrol with discarded polythene invents mobile machine to make bio gas from garbage Chief Incumbent Ven. Pallaththara Deputy Minister Rohitha Jinananda thera lights the traditional Abeygunawardena lays the foundation oil lamp stone Ananda’s machine Ananda describing his new method, Foundation for three-storyed building said that instead of the conventional method of installing the bio-gas unit Ananda demonstrates his mobile bio- underground, it had been installed on for Sri Niketharamaya laid gas generator. the surface. The Foundation laying ceremony Jayantha Samaraweera, Chairman “This enables one to transport the for the proposed three-storied building of the National Housing Development unit to any place or the gas produced Central Environment Authority affiliat- for Sri Niketharamaya, Alwiswatta, Authority, Western Provincial Ananda Withanage, the inventor could be filled into a tank and transport- ed to a University.” Kalutara, was held recently under the Councillors Keerthi Kariyawasam and from Kabulumulla in Yatiyantota, who ed. “This could be a profitable venture if patronage of Deputy Minister of Ports Sugath Mathugamage, were present. produced petrol by using discarded plas- He said: “For producing petrol from this technology could be used on indus- and Aviation Rohitha The proposed new building when tic and polythene, has invented a discarded plastic and polythene in 2006, trial scale in local government institu- Abeygunawardena, under the guidance completed would serve as a part of the machine to produce bio-gas from I received State patronage. Today it has tions, hospitals, housing complexes, of the Chief Incumbent of Sri Sunday school, library and vocational garbage. been launched as a project of the etc,” Withanage said. NiketharamayaVen. Pallatthara training centre. Jinananda thera. Top UN... From Page 1 Inga-Britt Ahlenius, the departing Sixty families encroaching on Irrigation Dept. land to be evicted Undersecretary General for the Office BY DASUN EDIRISINGHE of Internal Oversight Services, had, approval. several years. They had been asked to “We will take legal actions against them Fox News said, dispatched an end-of- The Irrigation and Water Resources “The Ministry has decided to evict vacate the quarters. immediately,” he said. assignment report at the close of her Management Ministry will evict 60 families those who encroached on the Irrigation He said his ministry had decided that The Ministry was spending Rs. 6 million five-year tenure on Friday that unlawfully occupying its land at Ratmalana. Department land countrywide. These unau- no employee will be allowed to occupy the annually to maintain the official quarters accused Ban of undermining her work Irrigation Minister Nimal Siripala de thorised structures also block waterways Department quarters for more than five and it was illegal to rent out even a part of to make the world body open and Silva said that there were 270 Irrigation causing mosquito breeding,” Minister de years. it, the Minister said adding that he had accountable. Department quarters on the 32-acre block Silva said. Minister de Silva said that it had been ordered the Colombo Region Irrigation The Fox News dispatch says: of land and the encroaching families had He said that some retired Irrigation offi- brought to his notice that some officials had Director to investigate and make a report Although Ban has frequently touted built houses on the land without any cers had been living in official quarters for even rented out their quarters to outsiders. within three days. his own projects to that end, Ahlenius wrote that under his watch, “There is no transparency, there is lack of accountability” at the UN. Ahlenius charged that Ban has Businessman... From Page 1 allowed the UN Secretariat — the exec- utive body he controls — to ‘decay’ and The suspect Sivakumar, alias Siva, is according to the police. ‘[drift] into irrelevance,’ reducing the a Canadian citizen. He had lived in The condominium project was capacity of the UN to respond to inter- Wellawatte for a long time after his return launched in 2005 while the CFA between national humanitarian crises. to Sri Lanka and engaged in the construc- the LTTE and the government was in “Rather than supporting the inter- tion of luxury apartments, sources said. force. nal oversight which is the sign of The suspect’s apartment complex Investigations have revealed that the strong leadership and good gover- nance, you have strived to control it consists of 78 units and 40 of them have suspect had deposited large amounts of which is to undermine its position,” already been sold at Rs. 15 million each, money with several banks. she wrote in a cover letter to her 50- page memo, a copy of which was obtained by the Washington Post. “I do Russia... From Page 1 not see any signs of reform in the Organization.” The petrified donkey, which was braying in “Some children thought it was a dog flying Ahlenius specifically faulted Ban terror, was described as “half dead” when it in the sky. They were crying ‘why did they send for setting up competing investigations was finally released. a doggy up in the sky?’ but then we realised it alongside her own and blocking her Onlookers said the animal was “faint and was a donkey.” from appointing officials of her choos- dizzy” as it tried to get to its feet following the Regional official Lilia Poltavtseva added: ing to staff her department. ordeal. “Unfortunately, none of the people on the “Your actions are not only Prof. G. L. Peiris, Minister of External Affairs and John Seneviratne, Minister of Public One mum at the Azov sea beach said chil- beach had the brains to call the police. deplorable, but seriously reprehensi- Administration and Home Affairs unveiling the commemorative plaque at the foundation- dren were screaming and crying with fear. She “But when it became public knowledge, ble,” the Post quoted her memo as say- laying ceremony to construct a new building for Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau said: “We could hear the cries of the donkey as investigators started a criminal case under the ing. “Your action is without precedent of Ratnapura. Chanaka Wakkumbura, Member of Parliament and Kingsley Ranawake, it was flown up in the sky.” law concerning cruelty to animals.” and in my opinion seriously embar- Chairman, Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau is also seen in the picture. But astonishingly not a single holidaymak- The man responsible is believed to run a rassing for yourself.” The letter, addressed to Ban and er called the police. business offering beach activities. sent to much of the UN’s senior brass, Cops are now probing the horrific case of If found guilty, he could be imprisoned for represents a rare personal attack on animal cruelty. up to two years under Russian laws. the secretary-general. United Nations New insurance scheme for Lankan Dina Goncharova, of the local police in the The condition of the donkey — normally documents are generally couched in Temryuk district, said: “The poor donkey was used to give rides to children on the beach — the gentle and opaque terms of inter- wailing loudly, and the children, hearing this, is not known. (The Sun) national diplomacy. workers, abroad mooted - Prof. Peiris were in tears. It all went on for half an hour. UN spokesman Martin Nesirky defended the secretary-general’s per- It is the duty and responsibility of the Gamini Senarath, the Chairman of the Sri formance Tuesday at a press briefing Government as well as its officials to look Lanka Insurance Corporation, who had President... From Page 1 in U.N. headquarters, telling reporters into the needs and problems of those Sri kindly agreed to his proposal not with a power sharing with the provinces and We hope and expect it will fulfil that promise.” that Ban came into office striving to Lankans employed outside the country and motive for profit but as a service to the implement the 17th amendment. The APRC constituted to resolve Sri improve accountability. find speedy solutions to them, specially as country. But lawmakers are now pointing to Asked if President Rajapaksa had Lanka’s national question had not figured in they constitute a segment of the population He thanked John Seneviratne, Minister the letter as further evidence that US assured him of the speedy implementation of his talks with Rajapaksa, Blake said. “I wel- that earned the largest slice of Sri Lanka's of Public Administration and Home tax dollars are being wasted at the the 17th Amendment, Blake said that talks come the President’s resolve to implement total foreign exchange earnings which had United Nations. Affairs for providing the land on which the between the government and the UNP on the 13th amendment and create a second “The stew of corruption, misman- even surpassed that brought in by the gar- new regional office building was to be con- constitutional reforms were a step in the right chamber. It is important for the government to agement, and negligence long plaguing ments sector, said Prof. G. L. Peiris, structed and said that the new office would direction. work closely with the Tamil people. I have the UN has reached a boiling point,” Minister of External Affairs who also high- facilitate a lot of foreign employment-relat- Blake said that the 17th amendment also spoken to the Tamil disapora in the US said Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., lighted the need to offer those who sought ed work in the region. implemented would empower independent and urged them to help build the war ravaged in a press release Tuesday. foreign employment a high degree of train- Minister John Seneviratne speaking at commissions on Human Rights, Police, areas in the North and East of Sri Lanka.” “After reading this report, it is ing and the establishment of a comprehen- the occasion said that several hundreds of Bribery and Corruption and safeguard the Questioned if the US approved of the UN even clearer that US taxpayer dollars sive insurance scheme for them.