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Railways propose SMS alerts to prevent elephant-train collisions

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The Department of Railways has requested the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) to implement an SMS alert system for residents living in areas where wild elephants frequently cross railway tracks.

The formal request made by General Manager of Railways – Dhammika Jayasundara on July 07, aims to reduce collisions between trains and wild elephants – incidents that pose serious safety risks to the wild elephant population and passengers as well as cause extensive damage to railway property.

It further notes that residents in such areas have been encouraged to send information about elephant movements to the Railway Department’s 1971 hotline.

However, Mr. Jayasundara has noted that this measure alone is not sufficient and stressed the timely need for a system that immediately sends out SMS alerts to all mobile phone users in affected zones.

As the initial phase, the Railways Department has requested the TRCSL to send an SMS to all mobile subscribers islandwide, informing them that they can report elephant crossings by texting the 1971 hotline.

The proposal also calls for extra SMS reminders to mobile users in the elephant crossing areas. These residents are to be reminded weekly for a month, and then monthly for a year.

The proposal additionally calls to send an awareness SMS message to all mobile users who enter these zones.

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Injured Wanindu ruled out of Bangladesh T20I series

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Sri Lanka’s T20I captain Wanindu Hasaranga has been ruled out of the upcoming T20I series against Bangladesh after suffering a hamstring injury to his right leg.

The injury occurred while he was batting during the third and final ODI of the recently concluded series.

Following a medical evaluation, Hasaranga will return to Colombo to undergo rehabilitation at Sri Lanka Cricket’s High Performance Centre.

Sri Lanka Cricket has confirmed that no replacement will be added to the T20I squad in his absence.

(dailynews.lk)

(Except for the headline, this story, originally published by dailynews.lk has not been edited by SLM staff)

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Thushara Upuldeniya granted bail

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The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has granted bail to suspended Prisons Commissioner General Thushara Upuldeniya.

Upuldeniya was previously remanded over allegations of facilitating the unlawful release of an inmate from Anuradhapura Prison under the guise of a presidential amnesty.

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Wimal appears before CID

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National Freedom Front (NFF) leader and former MP Wimal Weerawansa appeared before the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to provide a statement regarding remarks he made about a shipment of 323 containers linked to a provincial governor.

He was summoned to record a statement in connection with multiple complaints received over his comments made during a media briefing on January 29.

Following his remarks, Western Province Governor – Hanif Yusoof lodged a complaint with the CID on January 30, claiming he was targeted through social media posts.

Police said that several other parties have also filed complaints related to the same incident.

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