R ural ▁local ities ▁in ▁Ask in sky ▁District <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁A ▁ 1 8 ▁road ▁is ▁an ▁A - G rade ▁tr unk ▁road ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁It ▁connect s ▁Non ag ama ▁with ▁Pel mad ulla . ▁ ▁The ▁A ▁ 1 8 ▁passes ▁through ▁Si y amb al ag oda , ▁Pad al ang ala , ▁Th unk ama , ▁Em bil ip iti ya , ▁Tim bol ket i ya , ▁Sank h ap ala , ▁P alle bed da , ▁God ak aw ela , ▁Mad am pe ▁and ▁K ah aw atta ▁to ▁reach ▁Pel mad ulla . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : High ways ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka <0x0A> </s> ▁Information ▁and ▁media ▁liter acy ▁( I ML ) ▁enables ▁people ▁to ▁show ▁and ▁make ▁informed ▁jud g ments ▁as ▁users ▁of ▁information ▁and ▁media , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁become ▁skill ful ▁cre ators ▁and ▁produ cers ▁of ▁information ▁and ▁media ▁messages ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁right . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁the ▁primary ▁focus ▁of ▁information ▁liter acy ▁was ▁research ▁skills . ▁Media ▁liter acy , ▁a ▁study ▁that ▁emer ged ▁around ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁tradition ally ▁focus es ▁on ▁the ▁analysis ▁and ▁the ▁delivery ▁of ▁information ▁through ▁various ▁forms ▁of ▁media . ▁Now ad ays , ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁information ▁liter acy ▁has ▁been ▁extended ▁to ▁include ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁media ▁liter acy ▁in ▁many ▁countries ▁like ▁the ▁UK