Red notices must not trigger unnecessary panic, says former Geology professor

The Disaster Management authorities are required to issue Red notices when rainfall exceeds 100 millimetres, but the public should not give way to unfounded fears of large-scale calamities, a former Professor of Geological Sciences at the University of Peradeniya said yesterday.

- By SHANE SENEVIRATNE

Speaking to the media, Prof. Senaratne explained that the National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has already mapped and identified landslide-prone areas across the country and submitted detailed reports to Divisional Secretariats. He stressed that these scientifically prepared maps clearly indicate specific high-risk locations within each Divisional Secretariat, rather than suggesting widespread danger. He said recent claims t