The Kelanitissa Power Plant has so far received 10,000 metric tons of diesel and there is no need to cut power if a power plant does not become inactive today, said Eranga Kudahewa, a committee member of the Ceylon Electricity Board’s Electrical Engineers Association.
He was speaking to the media today (21) regarding the latest situation in the power supply.
Kudahewa said that all the three power plants of the Kelanitissa Power Plant had been activated last night and one of them had to be shut down for maintenance at around 10.00 pm it had been restored at around 3.30 am and has now been restored to power.
He also said that even if the GD 7 power plant is shut down, it will not be a barrier to supply the demand.
Meanwhile, the Sapugaskanda power plant had run out of fuel last evening, but the Sapugaskanda power plant had received about 370 metric tons of fuel during the night.
Accordingly, there is no need to go for a power cut today unless there is a breakdown at a power plant today, said Kudahewa.
He said that the Norochcholai power plant has informed that it will take another three to four days to restore completely.
~ Capturing the free spirit of women, Meera facewash aims to encourage use of sulphate free, paraben free products that is milder on skin
FMCG Major’s latest product for the Sri Lankan market, Meera Facewash was unveiled in an official event at Colombo. Celebrating the young contemporary Sri Lankan woman, Meera facewash will be introduced in three different variants providing functional solutions to everyday skincare problems – Red Sandal (for soft skin), Neem & Tea Tree (for pimple clear skin) and Wild Turmeric (for clear skin).
Meera facewash is a range of formulation that is Soap-free, Sulphate free, Paraben free and is milder on the skin. It has a unique combination of Natural actives mentioned in ancient Ayurvedic textbooks. It includes a very special product which is Salicyclic acid- free acne treatment facewash. It helps to remove 99.9% of acne causing bacteria using prebiotic technology.
Meera facewash is aimed at modern young women of Sri Lanka who hold a strong belief in traditional practices & natural ingredients. Today young women are well read, understand the importance of healthy skin and have a holistic view of how healthy skin is beautiful skin. It comes out from the confidence of understanding scientific literature that supports these natural ingredients rather than following it naively.
Virtually connecting at the event, Arun Chacko, Business Head of Personal care category (Sri Lanka, Bangladesh & Nepal) said, “With the Launch of Meera Face Wash today, we add to the hugely successful Meera portfolio of shampoos. With this, we intend to enhance the Richness of Tradition that Meera as a brand has been offering to the Sri Lankan Populace over the years. We are sure that the variants, would endear to the needs of Sri Lanka. We promise to bring more such exciting products to cater to the consumers.”
Speaking at the event, Mr. Raney, Country Head, Personal care business highlighted, “Meera facewash launch will help Cavinkare Lanka to enter one of the biggest categories in Personal care business. It will help us leverage our distribution strength while providing value to the customer through quality skincare solutions. We will work to ensure access of quality products to every Sri Lankan consumer”.
The product will soon be available at all leading stores across the country.
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(From left to right) Raney – Country Head, Cavinkare Lanka, Neethu Jose – Brand Manager, Meera, Cavinkare, Saravanan – Head of Operations, Cavinkare Lanka.
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Neethu Jose – Brand Manager, Meera, Cavinkare, speaking at the event.
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Raney – Country Head, Cavinkare Lanka, addressing the audience.
About Meera:
Meera is one of the flagship brands of CavinKare which is in its 28th year of delivering strong and healthy hair. Meera boasts of a portfolio like Shampoo, Herbal Powder, Coconut Oil, Herbal Oil, Conditioner and Hair Wash Paste, stressing on wholesome health for hair. The brand derives its strengths from deep understanding of traditional Indian practices and giving it to consumer in easy-to- use contemporary formats. The brand ‘MEERA’ evokes immense respect from both consumers and retailers which only a few other brands can claim and is one of the trusted household brands of South India as well as international markets.
About CavinKare:
CavinKare is a diversified FMCG major with business interest in personal care, professional care, dairy, snacks, foods, beverages & salons. The brand portfolio consists of Shampoos (Chik, Meera, Karthika and Nyle), Hair Wash Powders (Meera & Karthika), Coconut Oil (Meera), Fairness creams (Fairever), Deodorant & Talc (Spinz), Pickles & Snacks (Ruchi, Chinni’s & Garden), Hair Colours (Indica), Retail Salon Products (Raaga Professional), Beverages (Maa), Dairy (Cavin’s), and Beauty Salons (Green Trends & Limelite). Most of the brands are clear winners in their respective product categories. A dedicated R & D center equipped with latest equipment and technologies constantly supports the divisions in their endeavor. Today, with a turnover of over Rs. 1600 crore, CavinKare has achieved significant milestones and a competitive edge with sound understanding of mass marketing dynamics and has established a firm foothold in the national market. CavinKare’s success is based on it being firmly grounded to its corporate mission ‘we shall achieve growth by continuously offering unique products and services that would give customers utmost satisfaction and thereby be a role model’
Power generation at both generators of the Sapugaskanda Fuel Power Plant has been disrupted. Power generation has been disrupted since last night due to a lack of fuel.
The capacity of the national grid is 100 megawatts per day due to the disruption at this power plant.
The power plant had fuel only to generate electricity until 8 last night.
Meanwhile, power generation at the Kelanitissa Power Plant has resumed. The required stocks of diesel have been provided by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation from yesterday.
It is reported that a special meeting of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party parliamentary group representing the government will be held today. It was presided over by the President of the SLFP, former President Maithripala Sirisena.
Sources say that the future political activities of the party and the current political situation will be discussed at length.
Meanwhile, the SLFP Central Committee is scheduled to meet tomorrow.
Leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and Jathika Jana Balawega Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that the cabinet under his government will be limited to 25 members and that he will form a group of talented people for each subject.
This is not an individual magic act. Therefore, in the future, we will have a maximum of 25 Ministries and 25 Deputy Ministries in our country. Our country cannot go beyond that. Even 25 is a lot when compared to Japan. But we have to rebuild a broken country. Therefore, a certain number of ministries are needed.
What is the change? We will appoint a good team for that. Now if we take health as an example, we introduce our team that they are the ones who take the responsibility of building health. Nalinda Jayatissa is a doctor. We have our Specialist Dr. Nihal Abeysinghe, Prof. Nishantha Abeysinghe of Ragama Medical Faculty. They will be responsible for health.
Professor Anil Jayantha, Sunil Handunnetti, Wasantha Samarasinghe; they are the team in charge of our economy. We are creating a cabinet that is smarter, more understanding, dedicated, and honest than any other minister ever formed in this country. That cabinet rules the country ”
Anura Dissanayake stated this addressing a public meeting held at the Randiya Hotel in Moratuwa yesterday (20).
Ports and Shipping Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena says that the current dollar crisis in the country is not a deliberate one created by the government.
“The answer is to import the Shakra Devendra here. We should import Shakra Devendra and tell him to make some dollars now.
Now the country is opening up. Now we are building the economy. This is not something we did on purpose ”
Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena was responding to a question raised by a journalist yesterday (20) regarding the dollar crisis.
Udaya Gammanpila and Gamini Lokuge had the opportunity to resolve the issue of the current fuel crisis in private rather than in front of the media, said Dilan Perera, Member of Parliament for the SLPP.
“Now one can feel like that Gammanpila is in one government and Lokuge is in another. Is the Minister of Energy the Minister of Power in the same government? The best solution is if the cabinet is reshuffled – make Gammanpila the Minister of Power and Gamini Lokuge the Minister of Energy. Then things will work out ”
Dilan Perera stated this addressing a media briefing held at the SLPP Headquarters yesterday (20).
Namal Rajapaksa, Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs emphasizes that the leaders of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party should act more intelligently and responsibly.
Q. Can you move forward when those in the government are now working against the government?
I think they have certain things on their minds. My personal opinion is that those things should not be talked about outside. Those are matters to be discussed in the Cabinet, at the meeting of the ruling party, or at the meeting of the party leaders. So I think those political leaders should also act wisely. ”
Q. Minister, does that mean that everything that SLFP is telling, is useless?
“No, I mean, as the SLFP, they should act responsibly.”
Q: So they’re working irresponsibly so far?
“I think the people of this country know whether they are acting responsibly or not. It is our responsibility as government ministers and politicians – we have the right to speak about anyone, but everyone should understand that we have a duty. ”
Minister Namal Rajapaksa stated this while answering several questions raised by journalists yesterday (20).
Emirates announced it will add five more flights to Sri Lanka, offering customers 26 weekly flights to Colombo, including a daily service from Male to Colombo.
Starting from 10 February, the added services will offer customers more travel choices and flexibility to Sri Lanka’s commercial capital.
The added services will operate every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Emirates flight EK654 will depart Dubai at 1035 hrs and arrive in Colombo at 1625 hrs local time. The return flight EK655 will depart Colombo at 2205 hrs and arrive in Dubai at 0155 hrs the following day, local time.
“Sri Lanka is a very important market for us and we are proud to play an important role in supporting the country’s trade and tourism recovery. The idyllic destination attracted nearly 200,000 tourists in 2021, and arrivals in December and January have been encouraging,” said Emirates Area Manager for Sri Lanka and Maldives Chandana De Silva.
“Emirates is happy to be in a position to play a facilitating role by increasing seat capacity to Colombo. The additional flights will also provide more space for export cargo and essential imports like pharmaceuticals,” he added.
Emirates has deployed its modern Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in a three-class configuration on flights to Colombo, offering private suites in First Class, lie-flat seats in Business Class and spacious seats in Economy Class. The additional frequencies will add another 1,780 seats into Colombo per week, and Emirates SkyCargo will offer an additional 100 tonnes of cargo capacity each way per week between Dubai and Colombo.
Travellers to and from Sri Lanka benefit from Emirates’ award-winning service and industry-leading products in the air and on the ground across all classes, with regionally inspired dishes and complimentary beverages and the airline’s ice inflight entertainment system which offers more than 4,500 channels of on-demand entertainment in over 40 languages, including movies, TV shows, and an extensive musical library along with games, audiobooks and podcasts.
Emirates has been gradually rebuilding its global network in a safe and sustainable manner and has resumed passenger services to over 120 passenger destinations, allowing travellers to conveniently connect to the Americas, Europe, Africa, Middle East, and the Asia Pacific via Dubai.
