About 6000 tons of
garbage that had collected due to the recent floods, has been removedwithin the
past 09 daysunder an accelerated programme initiated under the guidance of the
Ministry of Provincial Councils and Local Government. The target was to remove
garbage immediately and the process continued even after midnight. Collected
garbage was temporally dumped at the Kolonnawadumping site.
According to the
information gathered by Local Authorities, areas with accumulated garbage were
mapped and thegarbage was removed in stages. For this process an operation centerwas
established by the Ministry of Provincial Councils and
Local Governmentat T. B. Ilangarathna Stadium, Angoda. Engineer Mr.
AthulaIlangasinghe, the Director of the Solid Waste Management Centre of the
Ministry of Provincial Councils and Local Government says that the process was
delayed due to the heavy rain and the traffic that occurred.
This programme was
coordinated by the Sri Lanka Police and the Tri Forces of Sri Lanka. Over 500
officers from Tri forces of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Police, the Civil Defense
Department, and Local Government Institutions engaged in removing garbage
collected in KolonnawaUrban Council and KotikawattaMulleriyaPradeshiya Sabha
area. Garbage in Kolonnawa, Meethotamulla, Kotikawatta, Mulleriyawa, Angoda,
Gothatuwa, Buthgamuwa, Sedawatta, Kohilawatta, Kotapola, Kittampahuwa,
Kelanimulla, Ambathaleparana para, Nagahapola, Kotikawatta road and
Wellampitiya has been removed by now. Hundreds of vehicles such as J.C.B.,
Tippers, Tractors, and Garbage collecting machines were used in this process.
The process was monitored
by the Hon. Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government
FaiszerMusthpha. The Ministry of Provincial Councils and Local Government
requests the public not to dump garbage in cleaned areas and to coordinate with
relevant Local Authorities to continue the daily process of removing garbage
from households.
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