Kottikawatte residents launch protest over garbage dumping

News

Kottikawatte residents have launched a protest against the dumping of garbage in the area, local media reported.

According to reports, Colombo-Avissawella Road is currently obstructed as a result of the protest. The move to dump garbage from Colombo in Kotikawatte and other sites comes in the wake of the Meethotamulla tragedy.

The death toll from the accident has killed and as many as 30 and still more missing after a section of the Meethotamulla garbage dump collapsed on residents on Friday (April 14).

Comments

Still No Comments Posted.

Leave Comments

Most Reviews

March 11, 2025

- 938 - 0

Rapist of lady doctor at Anuradhapura identified as army deserter, parliament told

Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.

March 6, 2025

- 453 - 0

IMF insists SriLankan Airlines be restructured within this year

March 6, 2025

- 311 - 0

Budget 2025: No plans to further revise public sector salaries and allowances

March 3, 2025

- 274 - 0

SL rejects UNHRC resolutions including external evidence gathering mechanism

Sri Lanka today reiterated its rejection of all United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolutions on Sri Lanka including the external evidence gathering mechanism initiated by the OHCHR.

March 11, 2025

- 267 - 0

Dutch authorities investigate companies suspected of paying bribes for Sri Lanka hospital projects

The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.

March 12, 2025

- 237 - 0

Suspect involved in sexual assault of Anuradhapura doctor arrested

Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.