Sri Lanka, Jan. 15 -- The tsunami warning towers in the south have been out of order for several years and those on the verge of collapse dismantled. A senior official of the Disaster Management Centre said that the 24 tsunami warning towers in the south that had been defective for years have been dismantled.

He said that steps are being taken to issue warning signals over mobile phones with the help of telecommunication companies in the event of a tidal disaster.

The official said that 77 tsunami warning towers had been installed in the coastal areas and 24 of them were areas in the likes of Balapitiya, Ambalangoda, Hikkaduwa, Ratgama, Thelwatta, Galle, Unawatuna, and Ahangama in the Galle district, Weligama, Dikwella, Mirissa fishery...