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Shoals of dead fish wash ashore at Beruwala Beach

BENTOTA: A shoal of fish which died under mysterious circumstances was washed ashore at Beruwala beach last week.

A manager of a Tourist Hotel in Beruwala told the Daily News that thousands of dead fish were washed ashore at night. Several tourists who pricked their feet with the bones of decomposed fish are being treated at private hospitals.

"Waste matter from a distillery in Beruwala that flows into the sea may have caused the deaths. We have made representations regarding marine pollution caused by the flow of waste water from the distillery but to no avail," the manager said.

PHI (Administrative) Beruwala, Chandrasiri Pinidiya said the reason is still to be established.

"Shoals of fish in the river and the sea died probably due to contamination of water with poisonous matter. We obtained samples of the dead fish and water in the river for further tests," he said.

Beruwala Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Piyal Nishantha said he was of the opinion that the sea belt and the rivers are polluted with waste water from the tourist hotels and the distillery.

"Representations made in this regard to the authorities have fallen on deaf ears.

The permit issued by the Central Environmental Authority prevents the Pradeshiya Sabha from taking action against those responsible for the on going environmental damage that affects aquatic life." he said.

The Central Environment Authority should look into the garbage and waste water disposal system of tourist hotels and other industries before issuing the clearance certificate. However the authority neglects this requirement, Nishantha said.

A spokesman for the Beruwala Distillery however dismissed the charge as a false allegation. "It is false that we dispose waste water into the river. We have adopted a waste water disposal system approved by the Institute of Technology. Waste water which is purified before disposing would not cause the death of fish".

 

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