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Environment and Natural Resources Minister Champika Ranawaka, Power and Energy Minister W.D.J. Seneviratna and Ports Irrigation and Water Management Minister Chamal Rajapaksa, led national festivities of the 2009 International World Environment Day celebrations, opening Soba 2009 environmental exhibition at the Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo yesterday.

Residents of St. Lucia's Street yesterday complained that their sewerage lines had been blocked for some time.

The officials of the Department of Agriculture have estimated that 10,000 farmers in the area were affected due to the recent floods in the Ampara district.

The Disaster Management Centre at Anuradhapura has given flood warnings to residents near Kala Oya tank in Anuradhapura.

The Government has embarked on an expedited mega development drive for rural villages in the South for which Rs.

The Environment and Natural Resources Ministry has introduced a national policy on solid waste management.