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New programme to clean 103 rivers to commence in January: Minister

05 Dec 2020

A special programme to protect the cleanliness of 103 rivers will be commenced in January under the patronage President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Minister of Environment Mahinda Amaraweera said.

He said this while addressing the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Environment held in Parliament. He pointed out that many of the rivers in the country are being polluted at an increased rate and as a result a large amount of trash is being discharged into the sea as well as the surrounding environment of the rivers. Therefore, this programme will be implemented with the support of the general public, giving official responsibility to the relevant authorities for the cleanliness of the rivers from its beginning. Accordingly, the Minister emphasized that this will be continued as one of the main projects named ‘Surakimu Ganga'.


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