The General Manager of the Electricity Board has informed in writing that the leave of all employees of the Electricity Board has been cancelled with immediate effect until further notice.
President Anura Dissanayake issued an extraordinary gazette notification on the 21st declaring that all services related to the supply of electricity are essential services and accordingly these leaves have been cancelled.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has issued this gazette notification in accordance with the powers vested in the President in terms of Section 2 of the Essential Public Services Act No. 61 of 1979.