The police curfew imposed in Puttalam, Chilaw police divisions, Kochchikade division in Negombo, Wattala and Ja-Ela police areas has been temporarily lifted.
Police said that the curfew was lifted at 9.00 a.m. this morning in the aforementioned areas and that the curfew will be re-imposed at 12 noon today (March 20).
Only the movement of public transport vehicles and urgent travels will be allowed while the curfew is in force.
Police curfew was imposed in 11 police divisions in Puttalam, 7 in police divisions in Chilaw and the Kochchikade police division in Negombo from 4.30 pm on Wednesday (18) until 8.00 am yesterday.
It was re-imposed at 2.00 pm in the afternoon and temporarily lifted this morning.
Curfew was imposed within the Ja-Ela and Wattala Police Divisions from 10 pm last night (19).
Meanwhile it was announced today that an island-wide curfew will be imposed from 6.00 p.m. today until 6.00 a.m. on Monday (23).
Curfew had been imposed in the following areas:
Puttalam Police Division
Puttalam, Anamaduwa, Kalpitiya, Karuwalagaswewa, Mundalama, Nawagattegama, Pallama, Vanathavilluwa, Udappuwa, Norachcholai, Saliya Wewa
Chilaw Police Division
Chilaw, Dankotuwa, Koswatta, Madampe, Marawila, Wennappuwa, Arachchikattuwa
Negombo Police Division
Kochchikade
