Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2018-06-19

Procurement of Locomotives to transport solid waste from Kelaniya to Aruwakkalu in Puttalam

- The management of the solid waste collected in the urban areas of Sri Lanka has become a major issue and as a solution to the problem, a project for constructing a sanitary landfill has been initiated in Aruwakkalu area in Puttalam for disposing of the urban solid waste. Under this project, waste has to be transported by trains from Kelaniya to Aruwakkalu for which it is necessary to procure 04 railway engines, 34 container carrier wagons and 94 container boxes. As such, the proposal made by Hon. Patali Champika Ranawaka, the Minister of Megapolis and Western Development, to purchase 04 railway engines required for the purpose, from M/s Dongfang Electric International Corporation of China, for a sum of US$ 8.27 million, as recommended by the Standing Cabinet Appointed Procurement Committee (SCAPC), was approved by the Cabinet.