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CEA and UDA to implement Clean Sri Lanka initiatives
View(s):By D. Thivyatharshini
A nationwide electronic waste collection programme, has been proposed by the Central Environmental Authority (CEA), under the government’s ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ initiative.
The programme covering three districts aims to collect and recycle electronic waste, a CEA official said.
In addition to this, the CEA is working to clear junk from hospitals and medical labs, ensuring these spaces remain safe and environmentally responsible. A major component of the programme includes the implementation of the “polluter pays principle”, targeting 25 select industries, the official added.
The programme will be carried out in collaboration with local authorities such as the Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) and international organisations such as the UN and UNIDO.
The CEA also hopes to implement waste management awaremess programmes in conjunction with large scale cultural events such as the the Kandy Esala Perahera, the Madu Festival in Mannar, the Anuradhapura Poson Festival.
Raising awareness of cleaner production to reduce wastewater quantity discharge, providing technical support and guidance on streamlining wastewater management in hospitals are all part of the projects carried out by he CEA.
As part of the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ initiative the UDA also hopes to look at model townships and model cityscapes and aims to launch initiatives to develop tourism according to UDA Deputy Director General (consultant) L.N.N.A. Samarasingha.
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