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Mahinda Amaraweera

Type: Person

Name: Mahinda Amaraweera

Title: Deputy Minister of Urban Development and Water Supply

Place of Birth: In Sri Lanka.

Nationality: Sri Lanka

Fact Sheet: Biography for Mahinda Amaraweera

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 1 reports

Snowballing Responsibility

Whose responsibility was it anyway?By Camelia NathanielWhile the Fisheries Department and the Meteorology Department keep palming off the blame of failing to inform the fishing folk of the impending dangerous weather condition that prevailed over Sri ... [Published Sri Lanka Sunday Leader - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: JET STREAM, Mahinda Amaraweera, Disaster Management, Meteorology, Fisheries

First reported Jun 16 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 1 reports

Met Department laughing it off!

Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera and officials of the Department of Meteorology trying to laugh off criticism levelled against them following the storm last weekend which killed more than 50 people, mostly fishermen.Picture by Saman Ka ... [Published Sri Lanka Sunday Leader - Jun 16 2013]

Entities: Mahinda Amaraweera, Disaster Management, Meteorology

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Rajitha Senaratne

Insurance a must for fishers and boats from January

Fishermen and their boats which have not been insured would be prohibited from venturing to sea from next January, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne said yesterday (14).Addressing a media briefing at the Government ... [Published Sri Lanka Island - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Rajitha Senaratne, Fisheries, Mahinda Amaraweera, Disaster

First reported Jun 11 2013 - Updated Jun 12 2013 - 1 reports

Sri Lankan government to implement strict safety measures to prevent disasters

* June 11, Colombo: Following the death of over 50 fishermen caught in monsoon storms last weekend. Sri Lankan government is planning to implement strict safety measures to prevent such tragedies in future.Sri Lanka's Minister for Disaster Management ... [Published Colombo Page - Jun 11 2013]

Entities: Disaster Management, Disaster, Meteorology, Mahinda Amaraweera

First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 12 2013 - 1 reports

Death toll rises to 58

The death toll from Saturday’s monsoon storm rose to 58, as more bodies of fishermen, who had set out to sea, were washed ashore in the last two days, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said yesterday (11).Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera ... [Published Sri Lanka Island - Jun 12 2013]

Entities: Disaster Management, Colombo (Sri Lanka), Mahinda Amaraweera

First reported Jun 11 2013 - Updated Jun 12 2013 - 2 reports

Minister vows to resign if in the wrong

While authorities continue with the blame game, on the failure to issue a warning about the impending storm last Friday and Saturday, Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said yesterday that he would resign from his Cabinet portfolio if the ... [Published Sri Lanka Island - Jun 12 2013]

Entities: Mahinda Amaraweera, Fisheries, Disaster Management, Resignation, Meteorology

First reported Jun 11 2013 - Updated Jun 11 2013 - 1 reports

Sri Lanka tightens safety as monsoon kills 54

The death toll in Sri Lanka from strong monsoon winds and heavy rains rose to 54, as the government announced on Tuesday new safety requirements for small fishing boats.The Disaster Management Centre said 54 people, mostly fishermen caught in rough seas, ... [Published Voice of Russia - Jun 11 2013]

Entities: Sri Lanka, Mahinda Amaraweera, Disaster Management

First reported Jun 11 2013 - Updated Jun 11 2013 - 1 reports

Tight safety rules for Lankan fishermen

Colombo, Jun 11 (PTI) After some 54 people, a good majority of them fishermen, had died due to stormy weather since last weekend in Sri Lanka, authorities said fishermen would be subject to tighter safety measures in future."I am proposing laws to make ... [Published Press Trust of India - Jun 11 2013]

Entities: Mahinda Amaraweera, Disaster Management, Colombo (Sri Lanka)

First reported Jun 09 2013 - Updated Jun 10 2013 - 1 reports

Sri Lankan President orders early warning system for fishermen as death toll rises to 27

* June 09, Colombo: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa today instructed the relevant authorities to implement an early warning system to caution the fishermen of adverse weather conditions and other natural disasters.The President has said that an ... [Published Colombo Page - Jun 09 2013]

Entities: Mahinda Amaraweera, Mahinda Rajapakse, Meteorology

First reported Jun 10 2013 - Updated Jun 10 2013 - 2 reports

Storm Death Toll In Sri Lanka Reaches 40

COLOMBO, June 10 (Bernama) -- The storm death toll in Sri Lanka has increased to 40 with some fishermen still missing, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said Monday.DMC spokesman Sarath Lal Kumara told Xinhua news agency that the bodies of the 40 fishermen ... [Published Bernama - Jun 10 2013]

Entities: Sri Lanka, Disaster Management, Mahinda Amaraweera

First reported Jun 10 2013 - Updated Jun 10 2013 - 1 reports

President calls for report from Met Dept.

(Colombo Lankapuvath) President Mahinda Rajapaksa has called for a report from the Met Dept on the sea tragedy through the Minister of Disaster Management,Mahinda Amaraweera. ... [Published Lankapuvath - Jun 10 2013]

Entities: Mahinda Amaraweera, Mahinda Rajapakse, Disaster Management

First reported Jun 09 2013 - Updated Jun 09 2013 - 1 reports

Met officials under a cloud

Action would be taken against the officials at the Department of Meteorology if proven that there had been any shortcomings with regard to informing the fishermen on stormy weather, Minister of Disaster Management Mahinda Amaraweera told Daily Mirror ... [Published Daily Mirror Sri Lanka - Jun 09 2013]

Entities: Mahinda Amaraweera, Mahinda Rajapakse, Disaster Management

Quotes

"there is always an issue on the reliability of communication. the met. department should be tracking severe weather conditions by monitoring weather updates and sites" Minister Amaraweera said, adding that there should be a more effective way of communicating with fishing boats

Minister vows to resign if in the wrong [Published Sri Lanka Island - Jun 12 2013]

"i am proposing laws to make it mandatory for boats to be equipped with life jackets and other safety features" Amaraweera told reporters in Colombo

Sri Lanka tightens safety as monsoon kills 54 [Published Voice of Russia - Jun 11 2013]

"if they had these basics, we could have reduced this loss of life" Minister of Disaster Management Mahinda Amaraweera said

Tight safety rules for Lankan fishermen [Published Press Trust of India - Jun 11 2013]

"we estimate that the total losses may be over rs. 40,000 billion ($361 million)" Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said.(DPA)

Danger of unexploded mines surfacing after Sri Lanka floods [Published Topnews.in - Jan 16 2011]

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Met Department laughing it off! [Published Sri Lanka Sunday Leader - Jun 16 2013]
Three-member committee to probe fishermen’s rec... [Published Sunday Observer - Jun 15 2013]
Snowballing Responsibility [Published Sri Lanka Sunday Leader - Jun 15 2013]
Insurance a must for fishers and boats from Jan... [Published Sri Lanka Island - Jun 14 2013]
WHOSE BLUNDER KILLED THEM ALL [Published Daily Mirror Sri Lanka - Jun 13 2013]
Minister vows to resign if in the wrong [Published Sri Lanka Island - Jun 12 2013]
Death toll rises to 58 [Published Sri Lanka Island - Jun 12 2013]
Sri Lankan government to implement strict safet... [Published Colombo Page - Jun 11 2013]
Sri Lanka tightens safety as monsoon kills 54 [Published Voice of Russia - Jun 11 2013]
Tight safety rules for Lankan fishermen [Published Press Trust of India - Jun 11 2013]
Met. Dept. managing with colonial era facilities [Published Sri Lanka Island - Jun 11 2013]
Storm Death Toll In Sri Lanka Reaches 40 [Published Bernama - Jun 10 2013]
Storm death toll in Sri Lanka reaches 40 [Published Xinhua News Agency - Jun 10 2013]
President calls for report from Met Dept. [Published Lankapuvath - Jun 10 2013]
Sri Lankan President orders early warning syste... [Published Colombo Page - Jun 09 2013]
Met Department Shamed! [Published The Nation.lk - Jun 09 2013]
Met officials under a cloud [Published Daily Mirror Sri Lanka - Jun 09 2013]
Sri Lanka: Govt begins repairs of weather-damag... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Jan 01 2013]
Sri Lanka: Govt begins repairs of weather-damag... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Dec 30 2012]
Sri Lanka: Flood toll rises to 27, govt to pay ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Dec 24 2012]
Thousands affected by floods in Sri Lanka [Published World Socialist Web Site - Dec 22 2012]
Danger of unexploded mines surfacing after Sri ... [Published Topnews.in - Jan 16 2011]
Biography for Mahinda Amaraweera [Published Able2Act - Dec 08 2004]