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December 1, 2019, 10:05 pm
By Ifham Nizam
Illegal waste dumping, one of the most lucrative business, has once again commenced just 200 metres from the Kelani Ganga.
The Island visited the scene with a team of environmentalists of the Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ). The Kotigawatte Wetlands in the boundaries of the Colombo District, home to a number species, particularly birds, butterflies, Fishing cats and crocodiles is now receiving some eight trucks of debris from the Ports City, and from other blue chip companies.
A businessman involved in sorting waste materials at the building sites told The Island that he had been doing it for more than five years, but they were forced to stop it due to underworld goons backed by the former regime, asking for ransom frequently. He said he had resumed work following the recent presidential election.
more/source: http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=214713
By Ifham Nizam
Illegal waste dumping, one of the most lucrative business, has once again commenced just 200 metres from the Kelani Ganga.
The Island visited the scene with a team of environmentalists of the Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ). The Kotigawatte Wetlands in the boundaries of the Colombo District, home to a number species, particularly birds, butterflies, Fishing cats and crocodiles is now receiving some eight trucks of debris from the Ports City, and from other blue chip companies.
A businessman involved in sorting waste materials at the building sites told The Island that he had been doing it for more than five years, but they were forced to stop it due to underworld goons backed by the former regime, asking for ransom frequently. He said he had resumed work following the recent presidential election.
more/source: http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=214713