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By Ajithlal Shanthaudaya
Colombo, March 02 (Daily Mirror) - The Cabinet approval granted on a decision taken by the President and the Prime Minister for a mini hydro project fed by the Samanalawewa tank was turned down by Ratnapura District Coordinating Committee that met on Thursday (29).
The coordinating committee met under the chairmanship of District Parliamentarian Akila Ellawala at the District Secretariat auditorium.
The representative of the Ceylon Electricity Board told the committee that two hydropower projects in the low-lying area of Samanalawewa tank were already in operation and that the proposed project could be detrimental to the dam.
He pointed out that it was for the first time in 18 years that the tank spilt over this year and that the proposed project is to depend on the spill water canal.
He said if the project was implemented it would result in serious consequences. He pointed out the Pumbhinnna - Rajawaka road would undergo erosion and that several low lying areas including Kalthota and Medawatta would face serious environmental issues. He said the project had not received the approval of the Central Environmental Authority and the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau.
Representatives of the Building and Research Organisation and the Central Environmental Authority said they would not grant approval for the proposed mini-hydro power project.
The Ratnapura District Coordinating Committee decided to inform the President and the cabinet its decision not to approve the proposed project.
Mohan Saturday, 02 March 2024 07:36 AM
Good.
Jude Fernando Saturday, 02 March 2024 12:59 PM
This is absurd. The Cabinet and President have approved before BRO and CEA have cleared the project. How foolish!
saman Saturday, 02 March 2024 04:10 PM
Very good. please find out who was supposed to get the kickback, and let us know.
Nihal S Saturday, 02 March 2024 04:47 PM
Why not this consultation took place before the Cabinet review?
President and Cabinet do things without considering consequences Saturday, 02 March 2024 07:06 PM
Always the President with the Cabinet are trying to something bad things. Likely someone would get wealthier by commission or other means if the particular project went up. That's all that really matter to the President and Cabinet when they make ill considered, or rash decisions to approve for cancel business activity. Example like Gota stop fertiliser imports, end Palm oil tree cultivation and so on. This is another example of the lack of care for environmental damage by the President and Cabinet, all internationally would know the Climate Change university drama is just another sham to milk money from the overseas.
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