The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) of Sri Lanka has requested people in several districts to be cautious of landslides due to the torrential rains.

The principal authority providing safe drinking water in Sri Lanka, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) says that 45 percent of the water supplied to Colombo city is wasted.

Sri Lanka will implement a four-year program to detect and identify areas with a high risk of dengue spread and identify dengue patients early.

The Sri Lankan government has taken measures to set up an early warning system in the country to detect a nuclear disaster in the event of a nuclear accident.

The Japanese government has extended a grant of Rs. 468 million (380 million Yen) to purchase tractors as a measure to boost the agriculture activities in eight provinces of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka's Ministry of Health has warned that Dengue has now entered a pandemic stage as the resurgence of the mosquito-borne menace has killed 80 people and affected 14,500 others during the firs

The Sri Lankan government plans to establish a new state-owned company to provide bottled water to the areas of the country where safe drinking water is scarce or not available.

The Sri Lankan government is to finalize the construction of the first phase of the Colombo-Kandy highway in two months.

Sri Lankan authorities are taking measures to establish a warning system to alert to a possible radiation leak from the nuclear plants in the Tamil Nadu state of neighboring India.

The Petroleum Industries Ministry of Sri Lanka is looking at introducing a new fuel saving programme in the country.