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  2. Rantembe Dam - Wikipedia

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    The Rantembe Dam (Sinhala: රංටැබේ වේල්ල) is a 52-megawatt hydroelectric gravity dam at Rantembe, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka.Construction of the dam began in January 1987, and was completed on schedule in April 1990.

  3. Welfare in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lanka has a universal health care system that is free for any one using it, including both citizens and non-citizens. It is publicly funded and run by Ministry of Health. This includes both dental care and community medicine. Social security. Social security benefits are administered by the Department of Social Services.

  4. Litro Gas - Wikipedia

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    www .litrogas .com. Litro Gas is Sri Lanka 's largest gas company. It controls 85% of Sri Lanka's gas market. The company is wholly owned by Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation . Established in 1872 as Colombo Gas and Water Company, [2] it was a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell until 2010, when it was purchased by the government of Sri ...

  5. Sigiriya - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] The gardens are divided into three distinct but linked forms: water gardens, cave and boulder gardens, and terraced gardens. Water gardens A pool in the garden complex The gardens of Sigiriya, as seen from the summit of the Sigiriya rock. The water gardens are in the central section of the western precinct.

  6. Horton Plains National Park - Wikipedia

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    72,645 ha. Horton Plains National Park ( Sinhala: හෝර්ටන් තැන්න ජාතික උද්‍යානය, romanized: Hortan Thanna Jathika Udyanaya) is a national park in the central highlands of Sri Lanka that was designated in 1988. It is located at an elevation of 2,100–2,300 m (6,900–7,500 ft) and encompasses ...

  7. Gems of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lanka, geologically speaking is an extremely old country. Ninety percent of the rocks of the island are of Precambrian age, 560 million to 2,400 million years ago. The gems form in sedimentary residual gem deposits, eluvial deposits, metamorphic deposits, skarn and calcium-rich rocks. Nearly all the gem formations in Sri Lanka are located ...

  8. National Lotteries Board - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .nlb .lk. National Lotteries Board also known NLB (formerly known as Hospital Lottery) government own national lottery company. Founded in 1955, under Finance Act No.4 of 1955 under the Minister of Health was the Major Edward A. Nugawela. (1947–1958). National Lotteries Board resisted under Finance Act no.11 of 1963. [4]

  9. Expressways of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Expressways of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka currently has over 271 kilometres (168 mi) of designated expressways serving the southern and central parts of the country. The first stage of the E01 Expressway (Southern Expressway), which opened in 2011 was Sri Lanka's first expressway spanning a distance of 95.3 kilometres (59.2 mi).