Economic Census Data Collection in Ratnapura Commences from the District Secretary’s Official Residence
Data collection for the agricultural sector of the National Economic Census, conducted by the Department of Census and Statistics, commenced today (05) in the Ratnapura District from the official residence of the Ratnapura District Secretary/Government Agent.
Accordingly, Mr. M.G. Lalith Ananda, Ratnapura District Secretary/Government Agent and Census Commissioner, provided the district census officers with information relating to the agricultural activities at his official residence.
The census, which is expected to provide important information for the future development of the country’s agricultural sector, is of significant importance to both the Ratnapura District and the country as a whole.
For the first time, data for this census is being collected accurately and efficiently using tablet computers, which will also facilitate the prompt identification and addressing of issues faced by the farming community.
Speaking on the occasion, District Secretary Lalith Ananda stated that the livelihoods of a majority of the people in Ratnapura District, as well as in the country as a whole, depend on agriculture. Therefore, obtaining accurate data on the agricultural sector is essential for making informed decisions for both the present and the future.
He further highlighted that the census data is vital for identifying the current status of tea, rubber, spices, paddy, and other small-scale crops in Ratnapura District, one of Sri Lanka’s major agricultural regions, while also supporting the formulation of comprehensive plans to improve the livelihoods of those engaged in the livestock, fisheries, and aquaculture sectors and the development of public policies aimed at providing greater benefits to farmers.
Therefore, in his capacity as the District Census Commissioner, District Secretary/Government Agent Mr. M.G. Lalith Ananda appealed to the public to extend their fullest cooperation by providing accurate information to census officers visiting their homes or farmlands, thereby contributing to the future development of the country’s agricultural sector.The event was attended by several officials, including Mr. Amila Wijerathne, Additional District Secretary, Ratnapura; Ms. H.P.W. Nilanthi, Director of Agriculture, Ratnapura District; Mr. J.P. Gunawardhana, Deputy Director (Provincial Agriculture); Mr. W.M.P.M. Weerakoon, Assistant Commissioner of Agrarian Development, Ratnapura; and Mr. A. Jayathilaka, Senior Statistician, Ratnapura.
District Media Unit,
District Secretariat / Department of Government Information,
Ratnapura.
Awareness Programme Conducted for Counselling Officers in Ratnapura District under the “A Nation United” National Mission to Eradicate Illicit Drugs
Awareness Programme Conducted for Counselling Officers in Ratnapura District under the “A Nation United” National Mission to Eradicate Illicit Drugs
In line with the “A Nation United” national mission to eradicate illicit drugs, the Rehabilitation Bureau is conducting a series of island-wide awareness programmes to strengthen district-level counselling services and enhance coordination.
The Ratnapura District programme was held today (02) at the District Secretariat Auditorium under the patronage of Ratnapura District Secretary/Government Agent Mr. M.G. Lalith Ananda.
Officers engaged in counselling duties in government and non-governmental organisations participated in the programme.The resource persons included Dr. Chanaka Udaya Kumara, Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, and Mr. D.M.J.K. Dahanaka, Assistant Director of the Police Narcotic Bureau.
Several officials also attended the programme, including Mr. Amila Wijerathne, Additional District Secretary, Ratnapura; Brigadier M.S. Amit, Commissioner General of Rehabilitation; Brigadier Prasanna Priyalal, Additional Commissioner General of Rehabilitation; Mrs. B.H.S. Dhanawardhana, Assistant District Secretary; Mr. K.B.A. Udaya Kumara, Superintendent of Kuruwita Prison; and Ms. Chanika Abeysinghe, Outreach Officer (Ratnapura), National Dangerous Drugs Control Board.
District Media Unit,
District Secretariat / Department of Government Information,
Ratnapura.
මහජනතාව වෙත කෙරෙන දැනුම්දීමයි
කැළණිවැලි දුම්රිය මාර්ගයේ අවිස්සාවේල්ල සිට රත්නපුර දක්වා ශ්‍රී ලංකා දුම්රිය සේවය සතු ඉඩම් වල නව ඉදි කිරීම් හා අලුතෙන් පදිංචිවීම් සිදු නොකරන ලෙස පොදු මහජනතාවගේ දැන ගැනීම සඳහා කඩයිම් දිනයක් ප්‍රකාශයට පත් කිරීම.
කාර්යක්ෂම මගී ප්‍රවාහන සේවයක් ඇති කිරීමේ අරමුණින් ප්‍රවාහන, මහාමාර්ග හා නාගරික සංවර්ධන අමාත්‍යාංශය/ ශ්‍රී ලංකා දුම්රිය සේවය විසින් අවිස්සාවේල්ල සිට රත්නපුර දක්වා කැළණිවැලි දුම්රිය මාර්ගය, නැවත ප්‍රතිස්ථාපනය කර සංවර්ධනය කිරීමට තීරණය කර ඇත.
ඒ අනුව අවිස්සාවේල්ල සිට රත්නපුර දක්වා දිවෙන කැළණිවැලි පැරණි දුම්රිය මාර්ගයට අයත් දුම්රිය රක්ෂිතයේ හෝ ශ්‍රී ලංකා දුම්රිය සේවය සතු ඉඩම්වල නව ඉදිකිරීම් සිදුකිරීම හෝ අලුතින් පදිංචිවීම් හා භාවිතයට ගැනීම සිදු නොකරන ලෙස පොදු මහජනතාව වෙත මෙයින් දැනුම් දෙනු ලැබේ.
2026.09.18 දින කඩයිම් දිනය ලෙසත්, මෙම කඩයිම් දිනයෙන් පසුව ශ්‍රී ලංකා දුම්රිය සේවය සතු මෙම ඉඩම්වල පදිංචි වන, ඉදිකිරීම් සිදුකරන හෝ භාවිතයට ගන්නා (පැවරීම, අත්සතු කිරීම, විකිණීම, මිලදී ගැනීම) කිසිවෙකු, නැවත පදිංචි කිරීමේ ක්‍රියාවලියේදී ව්‍යාපෘතිය විසින් ලබාදෙන ප්‍රතිලාභ සඳහා හිමිකම් නොලබන බවත් තවදුරටත් දන්වා සිටිනු ලැබේ.
මේ පිළිබඳ වැඩිදුර තොරතුරු, අංක 217, කොටා පාර, කොළඹ 08 හි පිහිටි, කොළඹ තදාසන්න දුම්රිය ව්‍යාපෘතියේ, ව්‍යාපෘති කළමනාකරණ ඒකකයේ, ව්‍යාපෘති අධ්‍යක්ෂ වෙතින් හෝ දුරකථන අංක 011-2056240 වෙතින් විමසා ලබා ගත හැක.
ලේකම්,
ප්‍රවාහන, මහාමාර්ග හා නාගරික සංවර්ධන අමාත්‍යාංශය,
07 වන මහල,
"සෙත්සිරිපාය", අදියර II,
බත්තරමුල්ල.
2026.09.14
Life, Art, and Appreciation
A special literary and artistic appreciation programme titled “Life, Art, and Appreciation,” organized for public officers, was held on 18.09.2026 at the Main Auditorium of the Ratnapura District Secretariat.
The resource person for the programme was Dr. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi, Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs.
The programme aimed to introduce a new vision and mindset among public officers, inspiring them to view life from a fresh perspective and carry out their official duties with greater enthusiasm, efficiency, and humanity.
The event marked a successful and engaging occasion that encouraged officers to adopt a more productive and people-centred approach to public service beyond the routine administrative framework.
(Photos: Official Facebook page of Dr. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi, Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs.)