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Eastern Province initiates sustainable solution to ever-increasing plastic waste menace
The Eastern Province has initiated a sustainable solution to the ever-increasing plastic waste menace causing harm to the environment by utilising green technology in converting such waste into an industrial raw material which becomes an additive to conventional asphalt, for road paving in the province.
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Thusitha P. Wanigasinghe, Chief Secretary, Eastern Province and Dr. Judith Samaranayaka, MD / CTO AGC Innovate (Pvt.) Ltd at the EP Governor’s office, Trincomalee. Governor EP Anuradha Yahampath is a prime mover of the project.
The tri-partite stakeholder model of the MOU, the Governor’s office says ensures its long-term sustainability. The Eastern Province Governor’s Office represents the waste plastic source by virtue of the tonnage collected daily by the Pradeshiya Sabhas from households and industries, while the Provincial Road Development Department represents the End User with AGC Innovate being the third party in the model as the Technology Provider.
The initiative will commence with the paving of a two-kilometres of road which will consume 6 – 8 tonnes of waste plastic, to be sourced from the Batticaloa Municipal Council Waste Collection Centre, and two other identified locations.
The technology was pioneered here in 2018 under the supervision of the national regulator, RDA on a stretch of highway in Ratmalana and was certified as an environmentally suitable initiative following two years of rigorous testing and observation.
EP Governor Ms. Yahampath said at the ceremonial event that she endorsed the adoption of the technology as it was the most logical solution for the problem of plastic waste by delivering a cleaner environment, reduced the carbon footprint, saving of forex on bitumen replacement, promoting community participation in plastic waste segregation, all of which, wholly consistent with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s initiative towards the implementation of a sustainable management of plastic waste.
INS Sindhukesari, a submarine serving in the Indian Navy, arrived at the port of Colombo on 03 May 26 to undertake Operational Turnarounds.
The visiting submarine was welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in precision with naval traditions.
Throughout its stay in the island, the submarine’s crew is scheduled to participate in a variety of programmes organized by the Sri Lanka Navy, including visits to several tourist attractions in Sri Lanka.
Mikhail Murashko, Minister of Health of the Russian Federation, officially visited the Russian House in Colombo to attend the Sri Lanka–Russia Medical Forum, where members of the Sri Lanka Russia Business Council and graduates from the Association of Sri Lankan Graduates from Socialist countries (ASLGSC) attended.
This historic gathering was graced by rectors and representatives from several world-class Russian medical institutions, including Kursk State Medical University, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, and Tver State Medical University, among others.
The forum commenced with an address by Minister Murashko, during which Russian medical graduates in attendance raised pertinent questions regarding medical and pharmaceutical sector opportunities in Sri Lanka.
Levan Dzhagaryan, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, together with Madam Maria L. Popova, Counsellor of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Sri Lanka & the Maldives and Director of the Russian House in Colombo, graced the occasion. Both officials expressed strong support for continued collaboration and future initiatives between the two nations.
The official appointment letters for the members of the newly established “Cricket Transformation Committee” (CTC) were handed over on Monday (04) by the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Sunil Kumara Gamage.
The following members received their letters of appointment at the Ministry premises:
Sidath Wettimuny
Thushira Radella
Prakash Schaffter
Ms. Avanthi Colombage
The Ministry also noted that veteran cricketers Roshan Mahanama and Kumar Sangakkara, who are key members of the committee, are currently overseas. Their official appointments will be formalised immediately upon their arrival in Sri Lanka.
The Cricket Transformation Committee has been mandated to oversee the administration and drive structural reforms within Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in accordance with the powers vested in the Minister under the Sports Act No. 25 of 1973.
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