5 June 2016 09:31 am
The ministry said most of the garbage had been collected from Kotikawatta, Kolonnawa, Meethotamulla, Sedawatte, Kohilawatte and Wellampitiya had dumped onto a land situated in Kolonnawa.
It said the removal of garbage piling up in flood affected areas had commenced on Wednesday (01) and an operating centre had also been established at the T. B. Ilangarathna Stadium, Angoda.
More than 100 vehicles including garbage collecting machines have been used in this process and the debris of houses and garbage that had collected on the sides of the roads were also collected.