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Environment Ministry promises action against those who destroyed 1,000 mangrove saplings
By Ifham Nizam
The Environment Ministry has decided to take action against those responsible for destroying 1,000 mangrove saplings at the Anawilundawa recently.
A senior Ministry official expressed disgust at the destruction of the saplings planted in a wetland site designated to be of international importance as per the Ramsar Convention under the National Wetlands Programme.
The government had decided to take over and develop the Muthurajawela Wet Sanctuary under the Ministry of Environment and the Urban Development Authority, Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said.
Amaraweera said yesterday President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had instructed him to take over the ecologically sensitive wet sanctuary immediately under the Ministry of Environment and the Urban Development Authority.
Addressing journalists at the Environment Ministry yesterday, the Minister said the Muthurajawela Wet Sanctuary had been taken over by various individuals, who destroyed the ecosystem.
The Minister said he and Dr. Anil Jasinghe, the Secretary to the Ministry, had made an observation tour to look into the matter and had seen that certain businessmen, underworld gangs and also some government officials were responsible for destroying the wetland. He said the work would be completed by the end of next year while protecting the Muthurajawela ecosystem. .
“The President has informed me that the government will provide all financial assistance for the purpose,” the Minister added, thanking all those who had fought for the protection of the Muthurajawela Wetland Sanctuary.
The Chartered Computer Institute of Sri Lanka was established in 1976 as the premier and sole body representing professionals in the Information and Communication Technology sector in Sri Lanka. It has recognized the importance of establishing the Sri Lanka Chartered Computer Association as the main professional organization to act on behalf of the interests of professionals representing the computer sector in Sri Lanka, which should be treated equally with other professional organizations that have obtained chartered status and other formal recognition.
Accordingly, taking into account a resolution furnished by the Hon. President, the Cabinet of Ministers has decided to grant policy approval for the establishment of the Chartered Computer Institute of Sri Lanka and to instruct the Legal Draftsman to prepare a draft bill in line with the proposed objectives.
it has become essential to introduce appropriate revisions to the Drug Dependent Persons (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act No 54 of 2007 so that a proper formal mechanism can be maintained in treatment and rehabilitation.
Accordingly, considering a resolution forwarded by the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, the Cabinet of Ministers decided to grant the policy approval to revise the Drug Dependent Persons (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act No 54 of 2007 and direct the Legal Draftsman to formulate a draft bill including the relevant amendments.
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation to appoint Mrs. O. T. M. I. Thilakarathne, the senior most officer in Sri Lanka Surveyors’ Service serving as an Additional Surveyor General of that Department to the Post of Surveyor General that will be vacant from 20.08.2026.
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