BY Dinitha Rathnayake
The Meethotamulla Urban Park project will be developed under an investment proposal, Urban Development Authority (UDA) Chairman Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Udaya Nanayakkara said.
Speaking to The Morning, he said that discussions would take place today (19) with the developer, related to the investment proposal.
The project to convert the Meethotamulla garbage dump into an urban park was proposed to be completed by 2023.
Urban Development, Waste Disposal and Community Cleanliness State Minister Dr. Nalaka Godahewa told Parliament that the provision allocated to convert the Meethotamulla garbage dump site to an urban park is Rs. 1,700 million.
The garbage dump site which previously expanded up to 21 acres and was more than 45 metres (m) in height has now been limited to 15 acres and is 30 metres in height.
Following the Meethotamulla garbage mound collapse which claimed the lives of 32 people in 2018, residents predicted another disaster in the near future.
After the tragedy took place, the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) stopped dumping garbage in Meethotamulla.
Due to the inability to relocate the garbage or recycle it on the spot, plans were made to turn it into an urban park.
Even though work began on the urban park, at the moment, construction work has stopped due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Meethotamulla Urban Park to be developed by private investor
19 Oct 2021
Meethotamulla Urban Park to be developed by private investor
19 Oct 2021
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