The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) has appealed to the public to refrain from flying kites closer to the airports in view of the potential dangers to aircrafts.
Flying kites in the vicinity of airport runways poses a serious safety hazard and has been identified globally as a contributory factor to air accidents, the SLAF noted.
“Such activity directly obstructs aircraft operations and endangers both passengers and crew,’ the Air Force added.In Sri Lanka, kite flying in areas surrounding Katunayake, Ratmalana, Hingurakgoda, China Bay, Palaly, Katukurunda, Koggala, Vavuniya,Weerawila and Mattala is considered especially hazardous.
The SLAF emphasizes the urgent need to inform and remind the public of these dangers.
The number of Buddhist monks who were killed following the accident at the Na Uyana Theravada Buddhist Monastery (Na Uyana Aranya Senansenaya) in Pansiyagama, Melsiripura, Kurunegala currently stands at nine , with four injured, Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Prof. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi told Parliament this morning. He revealed that two of the injured Buddhist monks are being treated at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, addressing the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, said that both inequality and poverty ought to be regarded as a worldwide catastrophe that requires urgent attention.
Mannar residents vowed to continue their protest against proposed wind power projects on the main island despite they came under attack on Friday night (26) when they tried to stop transportation of equipments following Presidential directive to go ahead with the project.
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