Government To Pay Rs.50,000 Monthly Allownace Each For Families Vacating The Risk Zone In Garbage Dump

Government has today (21) announced a Rs.50,000 monthly allowance each for the families vacating from the Risk Area declared near the Meethotamulle Garbage Dump for a three month period.

Government has also decided to cut the housing loans of the residents of Dahampura and Pansalwatte areas in Meethotamulle  who became the victims of  the Garbage Dump collapse and to inquire on the charges made by certain sections regarding the providing of  low quality coffins for the victims of Garbage Dump collapse.

These decisions had been taken during a special meeting held today( 21)under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena .

Meanwhile search operation to find out the missing persons in Meethotamulle Garbage Dump  continues today(21) for the 07h day.

Government Should Pay A Minimum Compansation Of Rs.5 Million Each Behalf Of The Persons Who Lost Lives Due To The Garbage Dump Collapse-Attorney At Law Nuwan Bopage

The Organizer of the Peoples Movement against Meethotamulle Grabage Dump ,Attorney At Law Nuwan Bopage has stated today(21) that the Government should pay a minimum  Rs.5 million Compensation each behalf of  the lives lost due to the Garbage Dump collapse.

Addressing a media briefing held at Meethotamulle area Attorney At Law Bopage has  stressed that the victims of this Garbage Dump collapse are natives of the area and should compensate reasonably .

Meanwhile the residents who lives in the risk area marked by National Building Research Organization says they will vacate their houses only if the authorities pay Rs.2 million per perch of their land .

Thirty New Houses Were Provided For Thirty Families Lost Their Houses Due To The Meethotamulle Garbage Dump Collapase

Urban Development Authority(UDA)has today(21) provided 30 houses for 30 families who lost their houses due to the Meethotamulle Garbage Dump collapse .

Although UDA has planned to provide houses for 98 families who lost their houses due to the collapse only 30 families have accepted the houses provided by the government it has been revealed.

The houses were provided at a function held today under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wikaramasinghe .

The new house recipients have also received Rs.250,000 each to purchase furniture and other equipment for their houses.

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A Group Of Residents In Wattala Protested Against Dumpimg Colombo Garbage There

A group of residents in Wattala area (Colombo) had

launched a continuous protest campaign  against dumping Garbage brought from Colombo in Pamunugama,bopitiya area.

Due to the collapse of Meethotamulle Garbage Dump government has decided to dispose 300 metric tonnes of Colombo Garbage daily to a private land in Bopitiya area for two weeks.

However the protestors are protesting by blocking  the road that  entered the private land it has been reported.