Govt Allocates Rs. 24 Million for Emergency Relief to Drought Hit

Govt Allocates Rs. 24 Million for Emergency Relief to Drought Hit

The Island Home News Page Three Friday 30th October, 2009 3 No air conditioning, no surgery, patients suffer Govt allocates Rs. 24 million for by Lalith Chaminda and S. K. Kaluarachchi Galle Corrs. emergency relief to drought hit districts Surgery at the Karapitiya Hospital in Galle came to an District were affected. tate 60 to 70 tanks in the district and com- Sammanthurai, Erangana, Lahugala, abrupt halt as a result of the by Franklin R. Satyapalan The badly affected Divisional mence a clean drinking water supply proj- Pottuvil, Tirukovil, Alyadivembu and hospital’s air conditioner being The Government will provide Rs. 24 Secretariat areas are Siyambalanduwa, ect to pump water from the Menik Ganga Addalachchenai were badly affected and out of order for the last three million to nine drought affected districts – Madulla, Buttala, Moneragala, in Nakkala in the Badalkumbura area. action was taken to provide water round weeks. Ampara, Batticaloa, Badulla, Matale, Tanamalwila, Sevenagala, Medagama and Sarath Perera also said that Rs 2.4 mil- the clock utilising 15 or more bowsers. Surgery to be performed on Moneragala, Polonnaruwa, Hambantota, Wellawaya. Initial action had been taken to lion had been allocated to the Ampara dis- Additional District Secretary of cancer patients and others suf- Kurunegala and Puttalam as a first step to utilise 20 bowsers to provide drinking trict, Rs. 595,000 to Matale , Rs. 16.6 million Ampara Asanka Abeywardena said water to these villagers. to Moneragala, Rs. 2.1 million to Batticaloa, fering from serious ailments provide emergency relief to 200,000 or more requests have been forwarded to provide Ratnasiri said that in coordination with Rs. 1.4 million to Polonnaruwa, Rs. 708,000 had to be postponed as a result, families affected by the severe drought, dry rations to those badly affected and liv- Director of Disaster Management National the Ministry of Nation Building and to Hambantota, Rs. 213,000 to Kurunegala, hospital sources said. ing under the poverty level and further- Centre K. Sarath Perera said yesterday. Disaster Relief action had been taken to Rs. 50,000 to Badulla and Rs. 244,000 to the more action had been taken to provide 90 The air conditioners cannot provide 12,500 affected families living Puttalam district. On the advise of President Mahinda water tanks with 1000 litres to the affected function without certain parts below the poverty level two weeks of dry The Disaster Development Officer Rajapaksa, the Minister of Resettlement villages. rations through the cooperatives and dis- attached to the Ampara District which have to be imported. An and Disaster Relief Rishard A. Badhuideen The District Secretary (GA) of order has been placed a source had taken action to provide emergency cussions were on with the World Food Secretariat, Sisira Kumara said that out of Programme to provide three months of dry the 20 Divisional secretariats in the dis- Batticaloa Sundaram Arumainayagam, said. relief to these families who had lost their rations to these families. trict, the villagers in 13 DS areas were said of the 14 Divisional Secretariats in the harvests following the drought, he said. district, villagers in seven were affected The District Secretary (GA) of Further, all tube wells in the district affected. and more than 120,000 persons had lost all Moneragala J. J. Ratnasiri, said over 60,000 were rehabilitated and action taken to con- He said that 29,792 families in the areas their crops to the drought affecting their Iranian MPs due families living in 8 of the 11 Divisional struct 50 water wells with 300 water tanks of Ampara, Uhana, Dammana, Maha Oya, A top level Iranian parlia- Secretariat areas of the Moneragala distributed. Padiyatalawa, Nawidanwela, livelihood and action was being taken to mentary delegation led by Dr. Action was also being taken to rehabili- provide water and dry rations to them, too. Anoushiravan Mohseni, MP, will arrive in Colombo on November 2. De La Salle College Mohseni is the head of the Students complain Iran-Sri Lanka Parliamentary welcomes Archbishop Friendship Group and ‘De La Salle Parliamentary delegation. A of brutal assault Abimanaya’ a felicita- senior government official told tion event to welcome The Island that this would fur- by teacher His Grace the ther strengthen bilateral rela- Archbishop of tions between the two coun- S. K. Kaluarachchi and Colombo Most Rev. Dr. tries. Lalith Chaminda Galle Corrs. Malcolm Ranjith, a dis- tinguished Old Boy of The Women’s and Children’s Bureau His Grace the College on his first Herath in Hanoi of Galle Police has received a com- Malcolm visit to his Alma Mater Close on the heels of plaint that a teacher of an internation- Ranjith since taking up al school in Galle, had brutally assault- appointment as the President Mahinda ed eight students. Archbishop of Colombo will be held Rajapaksa’s visit to Vietnam, A member of a voluntary organisa- on October 30, 2009 at 4:00 pm. the first undertaken by a Sri tion expressed concern about the high The Archbishop will be received at Lankan head of state, incidence of such acts in the recent the Dockland Junction in Mutwal and Sabaragamuwa Chief Minister past and said there have been a number accompanied by a motorcade up to the Maheepala Herath is in Hanoi of incidents where school teachers have school premises where he will preside to represent the country at the assaulted and meted out harsh punish- over the main religious service for the third Asian Indoor Games ment to students. day at 5:00 pm. A large number championships. Sources said Southern Province Education of students, par- that Herath was leading the Sri Director Shanthi Seneviratne, said she Oh Holy Spirit would take steps to minimise such inci- ents, old boys, Lankan delegation in his St. Anthony’s, dents in the future and brief the well wishers capacity as President of the and area resi- St. Jude Health Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, under heavy opposition and media flak over Rubella deaths, dengue Divisional Education Officers on giving dents are pray for us. Kabbadi Association. He is also strict instructions to teachers to change and several other contentious issues, including corruption seems to be in a jovial mood as he meets US expected to the Treasurer of the Asian their behaviour where punishment of Thank you Ambassador, Patricia Butanis at the ministry on Wednesday. Their discussion cantered on healthcare facil- attend this Kabbadi Association. students were concerned. H. S. Gonsal ities provided to civilians accommodated at government-run camps in the north. event. Notice of sale under Section 9 of the Recovery of Loans Notice of sale under Section 9 of the Recovery of Loans Tuition masters charged with extortion by Banks (Special Provisions) Act No. 4 of 1990 by Banks (Special Provisions) Act No. 4 of 1990 by Denagama PUBLIC AUCTION SALE PUBLIC AUCTION SALE for alleged extortion, prepar- three school teachers with Unit of the Matara Police. Dhammika Ranaweera NATIONS TRUST BANK PLC ing of bogus documents and death claiming that one of Police also recovered two NATIONS TRUST BANK PLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS NATIONS TRUST BANK LIMITED) obtaining money from people them was the notorious lap tops used for forging doc- (FORMERLY KNOWN AS NATIONS TRUST BANK LIMITED) Matara Magistrate, K. K. promising them jobs, to be ‘Army Ajith’ and demanded a uments. All that devided and defined allotment of land depicted in All that devided and defined allotment of land marked Lot Plan NO. 6591(A) dated 08/12/2006 made by B. L. D. B depicted in Plan No. 33/2005 dated 10th September Pieris on Tuesday, ordered remanded till November 3. ransom. Fernando Licensed Surveyor of the Land called 2005 made by M. C. L. C. Perera, Licensed Surveyor of two persons conducting pri- The two suspects had also The duo were KURUHERALIYAGAHAWATTA alias the Land called BAKMEEGAHAKUMBURA, MUNAMALGAHAKUMBURA & MEEGAHAKUMBURA PUHUHERALIYAGAHAWATTA and vate tuition classes, who operated a job agency in arrested by the Special COMMERCIAL BANK bearing Assessment No. 65/12, Anderson Road situated KONGAHAWATTA bearing Assessment No. 176/1, were produced before Court Sevanagala and threatened Crime Investigation at Kalubowila within the Limits of Dehiwela — Mt. Lavinia OF CEYLON LIMITED Colombo Road, situated at Gorakana within the Municipal Council in Palle Pattu of Salpiti Korale within Pradeshiya Sabha Limits of Panadura (Sub-Office the District of Colombo Western Province, Resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of Commer- Keselwatta) in the Panadura Talpiti Debedda of Panadura cial Bank of Ceylon Limited under Section 4 of the Recovery Totamune in the District of Kalutara, Western Province Containing in extent A0-R0-P09.37 of Loans by Banks (Special Provisions) Act No. 4 of 1990. Containing in extent A0-R0-P13.25 (Together with the buildings, trees, plantations and everything standing thereon) Doctor vacancies not filled Account No. 1970000646 (Together with the buildings, trees, plantations and Loan Account No. 265629 everything standing thereon and also with the Right of Way) Together with the Right of way described in the below by Denagama Dhammika be as there are no specialists in mentioned Mortgage Bond No. 350. BINDUHEWA ENGINEERING SERVICES The property mortgaged to Nations Trust Bank PLC, Ranaweera obstetrics and gynaecology. They (Formerly Nations Trust Bank Ltd.) by Bamina The property mortgaged to Nations Trust Bank PLC, are compelled to seek treatment At a meeting held on 25th January 2008, the Board of Hennadige Mala Indumathi Fernando of No. 170, Galle (Formerly Nations Trust Bank Ltd.) by Prasanna from the Matara General Directors of Commercial Bank of Ceylon Limited resolved Road, Gorakana, Moratuwa and she has made default Samapth Hettiarachchi of No.

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