National Disaster Management Centre provided relief assistance
to over 75,000 families: Round-the-clock monitoring to assist flood
victims
The National Disaster Management Centre is
located close to the Kollupitiya junction on Galle Road near the
Kollupitita Police station. NDMC is one of the state apex bodies
that co-ordinates relief measures for victims affected by major
catastrophes like floods and drought.
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Our national identity indigenous names and cultural values:
What's in a name? Plenty
It is by a distinct heritage, civilisation and
culture that one society could be distinguished from another.
Although the Sri Lankan nation comprises of several ethnic and
religious groups, we have had in common a proud heritage, simple way
of life and a magnificent civilisation admired all over the world.
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Is this the port mentioned in the Old Testament?: What will you
find if you drain the Galle harbour?
Chosen as a port for its excellent strategic
position - (the next piece of land, literally is the frozen waste of
the Antarctic, over five thousand miles away), what treasures lie
beneath the blue waters of this natural harbour, claimed by James
Tennant as the port mentioned in the Old Testament?
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