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Police jack up charges for specialised services provided to public
The Police Headquarters has jacked up the fees charged for a list of services provided to the public.
Acting IGP Priyantha Weerasooriya has issued a new circular to all police stations outlining the updated fee structure. This new directive cancels the previous circular No. 2749/2023 (Finance Circular 04/2023), which was in effect since June 2, 2023.
As per the new circular, the fee for the use of police loudspeakers has been increased from Rs. 300 to Rs. 2,000 per day. Additionally, fees for the deployment of official police dogs for school demonstrations have been raised from Rs. 3,000 to Rs. 20,000.
These deployments are subject to a maximum duration of one and a half hours and distance limits, as recommended by a veterinary officer. The final approval for such deployments and any fee exemptions lies with the Inspector General of Police.
The charge for deploying a police horse for one and a half hours has also been increased significantly—from Rs. 6,000 to Rs. 30,000.
Furthermore, the fee for towing a vehicle to the nearest police station has been raised from Rs. 600 to Rs. 15,000.
Fingerprint report fees have risen from Rs. 150 to Rs. 500, while the charge for breathalyzer equipment has increased from Rs. 2,400 to Rs. 4,000. Fees for life-saving and coastal safety equipment have also gone up—from Rs. 1,200 to Rs. 15,000.
The circular further states that private parties who rent police vehicles or boats must obtain temporary insurance coverage to fully protect against any potential damage or loss during private use.
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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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