A Ten Member Japanese Expert Team Arrived In Sri Lanka To Probe On The Collapse Of Meethotamulle Garbage Dump

A ten member Japanese Technical Expert team arrived

in Sri Lanka this evening (20) to probe on the collapse of Meethotamulle Garbage Dump visited the Garbage Dump soon after their arrival .

The Japanese Technical Expert Team has arrived in the country as per the instructions of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe .The team is due to prepare a report regarding the collapse of Meethotamulle Garbage Dump .

Police Have Used Tear Gas And Water Cannons To Disperse A Group Of Protestors In Dompe

Police have fired tear gas and water

camon to disperse s group of residents who have protested against disposing Colombo Garbage to Maligawatte in Dompe area this afternoon (20).

Colombo Garbage trucks arrived at  Dompe today  to dispose the Garbage there ,however Dompe Waste Recycling Center did not allow to dispose unseperated Garbage there it has been reported .

Meanwhile Trucks carried Colombo Garbage disposed garbage without any trouble to Karadiyana Garbage Dump in Piliyandala today  as per the order issued by  Kasbawe Court.Yesterday (19) A group of residents heavily protested against Dumping Colombo Garbage there and even sent back stound 30 garbage trucks arrived to dispose garbage.

Meethotamulle Garbage Dump To Be Removed From.The Area Within Nine Months -President

President Maithripala Sirisena has

today (20)stated that the Sri Lanka Army and the Engineering Unit of the Urban Development Authority will be systematically removed the Meethotamulle Garbage Dump.from the area within next nine months .

During a meeting held with media heads in Colombo today President has stressed that the Garbage Dump will be removed in view of utilizing the Garbage to generate power ,to landfill or producing organic fertilizer without damaging the environment and any residence .

Disposing Garbage Within Local Government Body Limits Declared As An Essential.Service

President Maithripala Sirisena has

declared the collection, transportation ,,temporarily storage and disposing garbage within all local government body limits as an essential service with effect from midnight tonight(20).

A special.gazette notification has been issued in this regard with  the directions of president under the section 17 of the Public Security Act.

According to the Gazette Notification disposing garbage within the local government body limits is an essential service and anyone who is opposing this by  physically ,verbally or in writing is a punishable offence.

Those who are violating these regulations can be arrested without a warrant and sentenced a rigorous imprisonment  the Gazette Notification has stated .

A release has been issued in this regard by the Presidential Media Division .

Removing Of The Residents Lives In Risk Areas Near Meethotamulle Garbage Dump Had Commenced-Search Operations Still Continues

As the rescue operations to search those who went missing after the collapse of Meethotamulle Garbage Dump still continues ,Authorities have today(20) commenced the removing of the residents lives in the risk area around the Garbage Dump from their houses.

National Building Research Organization(NBRO) has announced a risk area near the Meethotamulle Garbage Dump few days ago by stating that  the remained part of the Garbage Dump may have collapse any time  based on the status of soil of the Dump.

The letters requesting  the residents in risk areas to vacate their houses which signed by the Divisional Secretary are being  displayed in those areas  according to the reports.

Meanwhile government has launched a special programme to distribute school books and equipment  among the children who displaced due to the collapse of Garbage Dump as the new school season scheduled to be commenced on 26th of April after the Sinhala/Hindu New Year holidays.

So far around 33 persons have confirmed as dead due to the Garbage Dump collapse.

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