The meeting of the Western Provincial Waste Management Committee was held December 04 at the Prime Minister’s Office under the patronage of the Prime Minister. During the meeting, the Prime Minister stated that the waste accumulated as a result of the disaster situation should be systematically removed and that all cleaning process must be completed within three weeks.
As part of this programme, the committee decided that the waste currently piling up can be removed without difficulty, as a five-acre land plot owned by the Land Development Corporation in Kerawalapitiya has been allocated for this purpose. The relevant institutions also agreed to systematically remove the waste that will be stored on this land.
The meeting was attended by Minister of Urban Development Eranga Gunasekara, Western Province Governor Haniffa Yusuf, Member of Parliament and Chairman of the Colombo District Coordinating Committee Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi, Mayor of Colombo Vraie Cally Balthazaar, Secretary to the Prime Minister Pradeep Saputhanthri, Colombo District Secretary Ginige Prasanna Janaka Kumara, Additional District Secretary Kaushalya Kumari, Additional Secretary to the Prime Minister Sagarika Bogahawatta, officials including the Chairman of the Land Development Corporation, officials including the Director General of the Central Environmental Authority, and officials including the Additional General Manager of the Ceylon Electricity Board.
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