Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2013-07-18 |
'Pilisaru' National Solid Waste Management Project - the 'Pilisaru' project has completed 5 major composting projects having capacity between 10 - 50 MT per day, which contribute immensely to the systematic management of solid waste in the respective local authority areas. A sanitary landfill is under construction in the Dompe Divisional Secretariat area in the Gampaha District through a grant from the Republic of Korea. The proposal made by Hon. Susil Premajayantha, Minister of Environment and Renewable Energy, to obtain additional funding for the purpose; and to extend the duration of the project from January 2014 to December 2018, was approved by the Cabinet. |