IEPSL AGM tomorrow

Ramani KANGARAARACHCHI

Ms. Pradeepa Udakara, has been appointed Director General to the National Apprentice & Industrial Training Authority recently. She is the first woman to have been appointed to the post of Director General

The Institute of Environmental Professionals Sri Lanka (IEPSL) will hold its annual convention at 9.00 a.m. on October 04, under the theme “Urban Regeneration and Environmental Balance.” The venue will be Waters Edge Battaramulla. Secretary, Ministry of Defence and Urban Development Gotabhaya Rajapakse will be the chief guest. IEPSL President Prof Hemanthi Ranasinghe said there will be seven technical sessions by prominent speakers on the subjects related to the theme.

National Physical Plan of Sri Lanka and Urban Development, Urban Development Policy of Sri Lanka, Towards environmentally sustainable urban development, Green Building policies and sustainable development, waste management towards a sustainable city, making cities resilient for disasters, are some of them. It will conclude after a panel discussion .

Director General National Physical Planning Department Lakshman Jayasekera, Chairman UDA, Nimal Perera, IEPSL President and Professor in Forestry, University of Sri Jayawardenapura Prof Hemanthi Ranasinghe, Senior Professor in Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa Prof Thilan Jayasinghe, Aitken Spence Hotel Management Engineer Ravi De Silva are some of the speakers.