Around 3,000 tonnes of electronic waste is disposed annually under the E waste management program of the Central Environment Authority (CEA) Parliament was informed today.
Deputy Minister Anurdha Jayaratne in response to a question raised by UNP MP Buddhika Pathirana said that electronic waste is generated to a considerable extent in Sri Lanka at present and is a threat to the health of the people as other kinds of waste.
Mr. Jayaratne said that a national E waste management program is implemented by the CEA with the voluntary participation of 21 government and non government institutes.
Chandani Kirinde
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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