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Probe to find those dumping toilet waste near Somawathiya!

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Wildlife officers of Polonnaruwa have detected an incident of releasing toilet waste in the Somawathiya National Park.

The historical Somawathiya Chaitya, where the right tooth of the Buddha is enshrined, is located inside this National Park.

Environmentalists said that this toilet waste has been released into the forest area located 300 meters away from the Chaitya by means of gully bowers, and the annual Dalada Perahara of the Somawathiya Raja Maha Vihara also takes place near the site where this waste has been released.

They said that the released waste mixes with the water and flows gradually to the Mahaweli River, and pigs and other animals come to feed on this waste. As a result, a strong stench emanates in the area around the temple grounds.

Polonnaruwa Wildlife Range Officer W.M. Kumarasiri and other wildlife officials first discovered that toilet waste was being released into an environmentally sensitive area by gully bowsers on December 11 last year and have notified the matter to the relevant departments responsible for managing waste.

However, due to the continuous discharge of toilet waste into the National Park, wildlife officials have taken steps to report the matter to the Polonnaruwa Magistrates’ Court.

Accordingly, Polonnaruwa Magistrate U.N.S.A. Wickramaratne ordered that the suspects be arrested and produced in court.

Polonnaruwa wildlife officials have made arrangements to produce the driver of the gully bowser in the court in the near future.

The Lankapura Pradeshiya Sabha operates a toilet waste disposal site and it charges Rs.3,500 per one gully.

Environmentalists said that despite the fact that there is a waste collection point, the disposal of waste in the Somawathiya National Park may pose a serious environmental threat in the future.

Source – Aruna

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08 Dansals suspended over health concerns

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Steps have been taken to suspend eight ‘Dansal’ that failed to meet with proper health and safety procedures, the Public Health Inspectors’ (PHI) Union said.

PHI Union Secretary Chamil Muthukuda stated that permission was granted for another 17 Dansals to operate after complying with guidelines.

The union says that Dansal inspections will continue today (May 13) as well.

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Teen found dead in house fire

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A 19-year-old female has been found dead under suspicious circumstances at a house on Vihara Mawatha in Kottawa.


According to police, the body of the young woman was found burnt beyond recognition while the roof of the house had sustained significant damage from the fire.

The girl’s mother and two brothers were away from home at the time of the incident, police said.

Firefighters from the Kotte Sri Jayewardenepura Fire Department, assisted by local residents had attempted to douse the flames but the girl had already died by the time they arrived.

The cause of the fire is yet to be determined. 

The Nugegoda Crime Scene Investigation Unit is conducting further inquiries.

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3 police teams deployed to arrest ‘Teacher Amma’

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Three police teams have been deployed to arrest Hayeshika Fernando, a popular private tutor known as “Teacher Amma,” over allegedly kicking a young man in the lower abdomen and groin.

According to police sources, the suspect is in hiding with her daughter and has switched off her phone.

Investigations have revealed that the assault was in retaliation over a Facebook post by the victim’s sister about Hayeshika. She, along with her husband and her institute’s manager, had allegedly assaulted the youth.

Katana police have already arrested two said to be Hayeshika’s husband and the institute’s manager.  They were produced before the Negombo Magistrate’s Court and remanded until May 14.

The assaulted youth has been admitted to the Negombo hospital for treatment.

Reportedly, Hayeshika had instructed the youth to train a female employee in computer use. During the session, he allegedly behaved inappropriately, prompting Hayeshika’s husband, and the institute manager to accompany the female employee to file a complaint with the Katana Police.

Following statements from both parties, it was revealed that Hayeshika, her husband, and the manager had physically assaulted the youth.

Although her husband and the manager were taken into custody, Hayeshika Fernando fled with her daughter when police attempted to arrest her at her residence.

Under the instructions of Senior DIG Sanjeewa Dharmaratne and the supervision of SSP Ashoka Dharmasena, Chief Inspector Wasantha Sudasinghe and other officers from Katana Police are conducting further investigations.

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