Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya says the waste accumulated as a result of the disaster situation should be systematically removed and that all cleaning processes must be completed within three weeks.
The Prime Minister made the statement during a meeting of the Western Provincial Waste Management Committee held at the Prime Minister’s Office yesterday (04 Dec) under the patronage of PM Harini Amarasuriya.
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.
According to the PM’s Office, 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. (Newswire)