Somawathiya Chaitya is known to have been built in the second century BC while some report it was built by King Kavantissa for his sister Somawathie. While some also say that it was built by his ...

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The road leading to the Somawathiya Chaithya has been flooded due to torrential rains. Police said a 2km stretch of road from Diggala onwards has become inundated. The flooding has occurred due to the ...

Due to heavy rainfall in several provinces, including the North-Central Province, the road leading to the Somawathiya Chaitya has been inundated, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said. ..

By Ifham Nizam Another 1,000 acres of the Somawathiya National Park were been grabbed yesterday by an organised group who removed boundary posts put up by Department of Wildlife, and placed them ...

Revelations about groups trespassing reserves amidst the Covid-19 pandemic were reported from Polonnaruwa recently. They have reportedly trespassed Somawathiya Reserve and the Flood Plains ...

A wildlife officer has been hospitalised as a result of injuries he sustained after being attacked at the Somawathiya National Park. It is reported that the officer was attacked while he was about to ...

Destruction in Somawathiya National Park for Dole and Letsgrow plantation. Photo by: Anonymous Source. Dole Food Company, a US-based corporation famous for its tropical fruit products, is ...

Tuesday 23rd February, 2021 The government has apparently achieved what it set out to when it issued a gazette removing the peripheral forests from the purview of the Forest Department and placed them ...

Dole and Letsgrow Ltd banana plantation in Somawathiya National Park. Photo courtesy of Environmental Foundation Limited. After a threat of lawsuit, Dole Inc. has abandoned a banana plantation in ...