Parliament’s Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Resource Sustainability has appointed a subcommittee to investigate environmental concerns linked to the Norochcholai Lakvijaya Power Plant and submit recommendations.
The subcommittee will be chaired by Parliament Member (MP) Bhagya Sri Herath and was appointed during a recent committee meeting chaired by MP Hector Appuhamy.
The decision followed extensive discussions involving officials from the Environment, Power and Energy, and Health and Mass Media ministries, along with representatives from several other institutions.
Discussions focused on the environmental impact of the power plant’s operations, accountability of responsible parties and whether there had been shortcomings by relevant institutions.
The committee also said it plans to seek discussions with the embassies of Germany, Japan and China, as well as the High Commission of India in Sri Lanka, to explore training opportunities for local officials on modern technologies used in overseas power plants. (Newswire)