Rs 10 billion project to protect people and environment

Work on the Moratuwa Lunawa Environmental Conservation and Community Development Project has now been completed. It will benefit 18,000 families in the Moratuwa and Ratmalana areas, Urban Development and Sacred Area Development Minister Dinesh Gunawardene said.

He said the project which cost Rs 10 billion was jointly funded by the Japan Bank for International Corporation and the Sri Lanka Government. The project covers an area of seven square kilometres extending to the Dehiwala-Mt. Lavinia Municipal area in the North and the Moratuwa MC area in the South. It included a storm water drainage system which will eradicate the constant flood threat faced by the 18,000 families in the area and also conserve the environment.

It will help uplift the living standards of people living on the bunds or canals and create a maintenance and management strategy to ensure the sustainability of the entire development process, the Minister said.