Sri Lanka, April 16 -- Postmaster General Ruwan Sathkumara says that the official polling cards for the upcoming local government elections are scheduled to be delivered to the Department of Post today (April 16).

He stated that April 20 has been designated as a special day for the distribution of official polling cards to households.

"The official polling cards are scheduled to be handed over today, and we expect to receive them at the district level. We have until April 29 to distribute the official polling cards to every household," he said.

"In the meantime, April 20 has been designated as a special distribution day, considering the importance of these documents. As these are official documents, they must be signed for upon receipt...