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First
Meeting of the Select Committee – February 17, 2005
The first meeting of the Parliament Select Committee on Natural
Disasters featured presentations by academic experts on topics related
to natural disasters in Sri Lanka.
Mr L R K Perera, Head of the Geology Department, Peradeniya University
spoke about the Geology of Earthquakes; Mr Sarathchandra Weerawarnakula,
Director of the Geological Survey & Mines Bureau spoke about
the Past, Present and Future in terms of the tsunami; Mr G H P Dharmaratne,
Director General of the Meteorology Department spoke about Extreme
Weather Events; and Prof Kapila Dahanayake, Senior Professor of
Geology, University of Peradeniya gave an overview of the tsunami
disaster and discussed landslides.
They all emphasized the need for nationwide awareness programmes
to educate the public on natural disasters and an effective information
dissemination system should a disaster occur.
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