Police Kept Alert on Parliament Flooding

Parliamentary Secretary General Dhammika Dassanayake yesterday said a Police team is monitoring the water level of the Diyawanna Oya every half an hour and there is no alarming rise in the water level reported at present.

“Furthermore, Parliament has informed the Sri Lanka Navy to be on standby to deploy a team of personnel in case of an emergency situation,” he said.

“At present, we are monitoring the water level of Diyawanna Oya. There is a special Police team checking the water level every half and hour, and report back to us whether there is a rapid increase in the water level or not.” he said.

He further said thus  “We have experienced flood situations during adverse weather conditions in previous occasions. Therefore, we have requested the Sri Lanka Navy to be on stand by. They will be ready with a special team and water-tight seals such as sand bags and other emergency kits”.