Villagers in and around Matara have accused a powerful politician in Matara of involvement in the breaking of a vital dam construction under the Nilwalaganga flood protection scheme several years

The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources says the wetlands of Sri Lanka are undergoing the process of constant destruction. Forty wetland areas of international importance have been

Sri Lanka's Inspector General of Police (IGP) has said that its Environmental Police Unit has filed 4,212 cases against environment polluters in Colombo so far in September.

IGP Mahinda Balasuriya told the media Thursday that a total of 4,585 cases were reported during the past six months with the highest number of cases being recorded this month.

Balasuriya also noted that the Environmental

Sri Lanka is looking into incorporating nuclear power as an energy source to meet the increasing demand of energy brought up by the accelerated pace of development.

Addressing the 54th sessions of the International Atomic Energy Authority in Vienna, the Minister of Power and Energy Patali Champika Ranawaka said the government of Sri Lanka has approved the Atomic Energy Authority of Sri Lanka to

Sri Lanka government yesterday said that India is likely to share its nuclear technology with Sri Lanka for power generation using thorium as the main source of energy.

Sri Lanka government said that the electricity charges in the country would be reduced after the establishment of Norochcholai Coal Power Plant.

Sri Lanka government has taken measures to provide power supply to every village in the North under a program called 'Uthuru Wasanthaya' (Northern Spring).

Issuing a press release Power and Energy Ministry said they would first reconstruct all the transformers, power cable systems, and electricity sub-stations destroyed by the LTTE.

Petroleum and Petroleum Resources Minister A.H.M. Fowzie says that the government is charging a levy of Rs. 62 per litre of petrol at the moment.
Responding to a question raised by the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) parliamentarian Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the parliament this morning the Minister said the government has reduced this levy by Rs. 29 in the last fuel price revision.

Power and Energy Ministry says the Jaffna peninsula is to receive uninterrupted power supply from November following the completion of the 36 MW thermal power plant in Chunnakkam.
A Ministry spokesman said the construction is near completion and the power station will start its operation early November.

Minister of Petroleum and Petroleum Resources Development, A.H.M. Fowzie says that no decision has been taken for a sudden increase in fuel prices. Speaking to the government media, the Minister has also revealed that a study is underway on the financial situation of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and the global fuel prices. He added that CPC has incurred a loss of 7.32 billion rupees following the last increase of fuel prices in January. Earlier, the Minister hinted a fuel price increase immediately following the New Year celebration.