Compost plants for Kolonnawa, Kalutara, Kandy, Negombo
The Central Environment Authority will construct compost plants at
Kolonnawa, Kalutara, Kandy and Negombo under the “Pilisaru” National
Solid Waste Management Programme.
Steps will be taken to construct compost plants and land fills at
Mahawatta, Mirigama, Maligawatta, Dompe, Nuweragampalatha Pradeshiya
Sabha of Anuradhapura Urban Council, Medirigiriya, Polonnaruwa,
Gondigawatta, Kandy, Hikkaduwa and Galle, said Central Environment
Authority (CEA) Chairman Udaya Gammanpila.
He was addressing a press conference yesterday at the Central
Environment Authority to discuss the progess of the Pilisau Solid Waste
Management Programme.
Gammanpila said engineering designs and estimates have been prepared
by the Authority for the projects designed and funds have been released.
He said an Agreement on the construction of a compostion plant at
Kolonnawa is to be signed between the CEA and the Kolonnawa Urban
Council shortly . An MoU had been finalised to construct a Compost Plant
at Pohorawatta, Kalutara, he noted.
“The Authority is planing to put up a compost plant at the
Kochchikade dump yard,” he added.
”We have asked the Land Reform Commission to release lands to develop
composting and landfills at compost plants and landfill sites at
Kondigawatta , Kandy,” he said. Speaking on the Pilisaru project’s
progress , CEA Director General Pasan Gunasena said the evaluation of
Environmental Impact Assessment was in progress for composting plants
and landfills to be set up in Dompe with the help of the Korean
government.
The District Development Committee has agreed in principal to release
29 acres to develop a Compost facility at Hikkaduwa, he pointed out. The
Central Environment Authority has identified sites to develop landfills
at Malamulla, Panadura.
The Korean Government through the Korean International Cooperation
Agency (KOICA) has agreed to provide technical know-how and financial
assistance to develop a sanitary landfill at Pelpola, Waga, to be used
by the Seethawaka and Homagama Pradeshiya Sabhas and Seethakapura,
Maharagama Urban Councils, he explained.
The Authority has released funds to 29 local authorities to develop
Compost plants and to improve recycling facilities. They are Bingiriya
PS, Balangoda UC, Mawanella PS, Rabukkana PS, Yatiyantota PS,
Angunakolapelessa PS, Habaraduuwa PS, Kirinda Puhulwella PS, Kotapola
PS, Nagoda PS, Rajgama PS, Weligama UC, Yakkalamulla PS, Bandarawela UC,
Ella PS, Agalawatta PS, Bulathsinghala PS, Pannala PS, Attanagalla PS,
Boralessgamuwa UC, Puttalama UC, Horana PS, Wattala Mabole-UC, Kaduwela
PS, Gampaha MC, Pitabeddara PS, Kegalla UC, Bandaragama PS and
Wallallawita PS. “Of the total allocation of Rs. 100,348,209.69 for
these 29 projects , Rs. 29,498,054.47, has been released to local
authorities,” he said.
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