The Sri Lankan government launches foreign-funded projects to satisfy the country’s growing energy needs. The 150 MW Upper Kotmale power plant’s second phase begins but the government seems to ...

The 'Clean Sri Lanka' secretariat appreciates the dedication shown by the doctors and hospital staff of the Kotmale Regional Hospital, who provided emergency treatment to those injured in this ...

A spill gate of the Upper Kotmale Reservoir was opened this afternoon due to rising water levels, the Nuwara Eliya District Disaster Management Unit confirmed. ..

The body of a man was recovered from the Upper kotmale reservoir in Talawakelle this morning (16). Police have identified the deceased as Kaliswaran Anandarajah, aged 26, from Hatton Dikoya estate.

By Ranjith Rajapaksa One of the auto functioning spill gates in the Upper Kotmale hydropower reservoir opened in the early hours of last morning when the reservoir reached spill level due to the ...

A passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka ’s tea-growing hill country on Sunday, killing 21 people and injuring at least 14, an official said.

At least 21 die in Sri Lanka after bus carrying pilgrims veers off cliff The accident takes place near Kotmale, about 140km (86 miles) east of Colombo, in a mountainous area of central Sri Lanka.

Dams in Sri Lanka are built on valleys that have formed by active erosion with recent theory of upliftment as indicated by the gravity survey covering the island. It is also known that under ...

The potential risks with the raising of the Kotmale dam discussed here need to be evaluated, and if the need arise, they should be mitigated and managed using local expertise. In my opinion, what Sri ...

A notable aspect was the voluntary participation of the local community in this effort. The ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ secretariat appreciates the dedication shown by the doctors and hospital staff of the ...