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CEB senior engineers ask Chairman to honour Appeal Court decision, appointing Ranatunga GM temporarily
The Ceylon Electricity Board Senior Engineers’ Association (CEBSEA) has written to the CEB Chairman asking him to reappoint Eng. M.R. Ranatunga as General Manager, on a temporary basis in keeping with a Court of Appeal decision.
Eng. A. L. Z. Hussain, Joint Secretary of the CEBSEA has said the Court of Appeal on 12 January gave interim relief regarding continuation of Service of Eng. M. R. Ranatunga as General Manager, CEB.
The Court directed the CEB to appoint a Temporary General Manager for CEB until 25 March 2022, when the case is going to be heard again.
“There was no bar whatsoever for Ranatunga to continue on a temporary basis, as General Manager until the court heard and determined the main case … and therefore, there was no need at all for the court to make reference to Mr. Ranatunga’s retirement, as the court clearly contemplated the possibility of Mr. Ranatunga continuing as GM, but on a temporary basis,” the Joint Secretary of the CEBSEA has said.
Hussain has also said that CEBSEA has been fully supportive of and committed to the betterment of the CEB and it will extend its fullest corporation to the government to implement the major projects in the national interest.
“Taking any decision to appoint a different person as General Manager will undermine and disturb the continuation of the CEB day-to-day functions. Therefore, as per the Appeal Court interim decision, we strongly believe- that you will take the appropriate decision to re-appoint Eng. M.R. Ranatunga as General Manager on a Temporary basis,” he has said
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Advisory for severe lightning issued to the Districts of Kaluthara, Rathnapura, Galle and Matara
Advisory for Severe Lightning
Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre
at 12.30 p.m. 13 December 2025 valid for the period until 11.00 p.m. 13 December 2025 for Kaluthara, Rathnapura, Galle and Matara Districts
The public are warned that thundershowers accompanied with severe lightning are likely to occur at some places in the Kaluthara, Rathnapura, Galle and Matara Districts.
There may be temporary localized strong winds during thundershowers.
General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by lightning activity.
ACTION REQUIRED:
The Department of Meteorology advises that people should:
Seek shelter, preferably indoors and never under trees.
Avoid open areas such as paddy fields, tea plantations and open water bodies during thunderstorms.
Avoid using wired telephones and connected electric appliances during thunderstorms.
Avoid using open vehicles, such as bicycles, tractors and boats etc.
Beware of fallen trees and power lines.
For emergency assistance contact the local disaster management authorities.
Based on the prevailing disaster situation and the upcoming festive season, arrangements have been made to provide a nutrition allowance worth Rs. 5,000 to pregnant mothers.
This allowance, which will be provided only once, will be given to pregnant mothers who were registered at maternal clinics on or before 30 November 2025.
The distribution will take place through the Divisional Secretariat offices from 16 December, as a program of the National Secretariat for Early Childhood Development, which is affiliated with the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs.
The Situation Report released by the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) at 6:00 AM today (13th December 2025) confirms that 640 persons have died and another 211 persons are missing due to flooding and landslides that took place in Sri Lanka within the past two weeks.
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