There have been 245 deaths recorded and 24,984 people infected from dengue this year as at on Wednesday, Epidemiology Unit said yesterday.

The highest number of dengue cases had been reported from the districts of Kandy, Gampaha, Colombo, Kegalle, Kurunagalla and Kalutara.

The Sustainable Energy Authority (SEA) will initiate action to build a new wind power plant in Hambantota and Puttalam after which they hope to add 80 MW of electricity to the national grid, spokesman for the Ministry of Power and Energy said.

Sri Lanka is among much of South Asian and African nations that face extreme risk from climate change but top carbon polluters will be relatively shielded from its ravages, according to a ranking of 166 nations obtained by AFP yesterday.

The Healthcare and Nutrition Ministry is to introduce legislation to prevent discrimination against TB sufferers at work places and schools, Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva said.

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In Sri Lanka the export and import of fauna and flora is approved based on the decisions taken by the Sri Lanka Forest Department.

Western Provincial Council Minister of Fisheries, Road Development and Tourism, Nimal Lanza is to request President Mahinda Rajapaksa to consider removing fishing restrictions now imposed in the Western Province and allow fishermen to go out to sea to fish.

Cabinet granted approval to a memorandum submitted by Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights, Mahinda Samarasinhe to implement the project "Operationalizing the road map for disaster risk management" under UNDP assistance of USD 2,100,000 and to authorize the secretary to the Ministry of Disaster Management to sign programme agreement with UNDP.

Residents of Kirinda area staged a protest compelling the authorities to wind up the garbage recycling project at Walakanda. More than 1000 protestors participated.