Ministry pushes eco-friendly development

The Economic Ministry provided financial and technical assistance for 102 local councils to facilitate the implementation of the country's environment friendly development programmes, said Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa.

He was addressing a meeting at the CEA head office in Battaramulla to mark the distribution of tractors among 77 local institutions on Tuesday.

Minister Yapa said that Colombo is being transformed into a beautiful city. People should try to transform their areas into beautiful towns and villages in line with the Colombo city.

The Minister said that the first sanitary landfill coming up in Dompe can be portrayed as a successful application of modern environmental management technique of the country's environmental management system.

Any interested person or institution is free to visit this site on a study tour. He said that similar landfills are envisaged in Anuradhapura, Hikkaduwa and Panadura. It will help resolve garbage problems in the those areas.

Environment Deputy Minister A R M Abdul Cader, Ministry Secretary R A R R Rupasinghe and CEA Chairman Wimal Rubasinghe also spoke.