The Environment Ministry of Sri Lanka has said the value of the country's forest bio-diversity estimated at 4.5 trillion rupees would be included into the national revenue in future.

The United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) under its Food for Peace (FFP) program has granted US$ 1.5 million to help more than 22,000 flood victims in eastern Sri Lanka, the United States Embassy in Colombo announced.

A press statement issued by the US Embassy said under the grant agreement signed last week, the development agency of the U.S.

The Sri Lankan government is to give priority to environmental protection with the implementation of two projects.

The Central Environment Authority (CEA) has signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with the Peradeniya University and with the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) to implement the two projects.

CEA Chairman Charitha Herath has told the media that under the

Sri Lanka's Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka has said the government was looking at the possibility of generating electricity from ocean waves.

Ranawaka has said a prefeasibility study on the matter has already been conducted.

He has said that although Sri Lanka is interested in generating electricity from ocean waves no feasibility study has yet been carried out and theref

Sri Lanka Minister of Health, Maithripala Sirisena has pointed out that the Prevention of Mosquito Breeding Act No.

Sri Lanka Minister of Disaster Management Mahinda Amaraweera says the government has increased the allocations for the people displaced by natural disasters.

The Minister said that with effect from today, the allowance paid for a displaced person has been doubled. Earlier they were paid Rs. 100 per day and it was increased to Rs.

Sri Lanka's Health Ministry has alerted the public of possible outbreaks of dengue and leptospirosis (rat fever) due to the prevailing rainy weather.

According to the Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry 31 deaths from leptospirosis have been recorded among 2,785 cases so far this year.

Sri Lanka Ministry of Power and Energy announced that the experienced Sri Lankan engineers had assisted Uganda to set up a hydro power plant in that country.

The US$ 26 million new hydro power plant located 305 kilometers away from the country's capital city Kampala was opened by Uganda's Energy Minister Simon D'ujanga, media reports said.

The plant, commissioned earlier this month, is know

Sri Lanka's health authorities have issued a warning on the possible increase of leptospirosis also known as rat fever in the country.

The Health Ministry has said that several cases of rat fever have been reported from areas that were affected by the recent floods.

According to the Ministry, the number of rat fever cases has increased in the Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa Districts.

The Mi

Sri Lanka Minister of Power and Energy Champika Ranawaka says that the rates the Sri Lanka Electricity Board purchases electricity generated from solid waste has been increased.

The Minister said the measure was taken to encourage investors in generating electricity through solid waste.

Accordingly, the purchasing price for a unit of electricity generated from solid waste has been increased