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Friday, December 17, 2010 - 6.00 GMT

Emergency Response Capacity to be enhanced

 
The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) has implemented the Disaster Management Communication and Capacity Development Project at a cost of Euro 6.5 million.

Under this project 50 early warning towers, covering ten districts and a ten-seat capacity call centre have been established, stated news.lk in a press release.

In addition, Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to implement a project improving fire and rescue capacity and early warning communication capacity in the North and East.

The project will comprise two phases and the first phase is already under construction. With the completion of the final phase of this project there will be an island wide emergency response network with 100 Early Warning Towers and 26 fully equipped Fire Stations in Sri Lanka.


 
                   
 
   
   
   
   
   

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