Environmentalists are concerned today of the lost opportunity at Sampur, where little is being done to promote renewable, as the Sampur plant of 500 MW capacity will be added to the total state-owned capacity after […]
Author: Northern Breeze
Water crisis at Jaffna Peninsula!
Background Jaffna District population gets its drinking water from underground reservoirs that are layers of limestone aquifers on underground rock, capable of trapping water that can be pumped out for domestic consumption, agriculture and industry. […]
Sharing views of a Consultant
Greetings from a Development Consultant, who believe that the basic concept and nature of life is that one relies on something for its existence and nobody is excluded from it. With over 20 years of industrial […]
Powers available to develop province
Northern Province of Sri Lanka made up of five districts is an agriculture based region consisting of mainland and a peninsula with few islands. All the agriculture related activities in the peninsula and the islands […]
Garbage as compost in a nationwide agriculture plan
It is said the country spends foreign exchange on importing food to the value of Rs. 400 billion of which Rs. 60 million had been spent on sugar, while Rs. 50 billion for milk. A […]
Matters thwarting Provincial Councils
Provincial councils of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka have legislative power over a variety of matters: agriculture, education, health, housing, land, local government, planning, police, road transport and social services. But successive central governments […]
Dedicated fighter for the rights
“Whatever career you may choose for yourself – doctor, lawyer and teacher – let me propose an avocation to be pursued along with it. Become a dedicated fighter for civil rights. Make it a central […]
“FOG” halts water at Chunnakam
Fuel Oil and Grease, “FOG” halted supply of drinking water to people in Chunnkam and its neighbourhood the past three years and the exact source of water contamination has been made a mystery, due to […]
UPGRADE PALALY AIRPORT WITHOUT USING PRIVATE LAND
Palaly is an important airport for North of Sri Lanka and is at present used by the forces and civilian aircraft connecting Jaffna Peninsula with the rest of the country. Sri Lanka needs to develop […]
Agreements needed to boost economy
In Sri Lanka the National Government is taking necessary steps to boost the economy of the country and in the process, it plans to create a million jobs over a period of five years. To […]