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Kandy town turning into a garbage dump
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The historic city of Kandy is facing a growing waste problem as thousands of devotees gather for the exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic at the Sri Dalada Maligawa. Streets around the temple have been littered with garbage, with polythene bags, plastic bottles, and food wrappers scattered along the roads.
Visitors waiting in long queues said they had no proper places to dispose of their litter. A Municipal Council official noted that many people bring snacks, water bottles, and other items for the long wait, but leave their waste behind as the lines move.
“The situation is getting worse every year. People leave polythene bags and plastic bottles on the road, making it difficult for cleaning crews to keep up,” the official added.
Residents and environmental groups have raised concerns, warning that the beautiful city is turning into a garbage dump during major religious events. They are urging authorities to provide more waste bins and run awareness campaigns to keep the city clean. Pix by Shane Senaviranthe
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Comments - Kandy town turning into a garbage dump
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Bad Habits Exposed Wednesday, 23 April 2025 09:10 PM
Wow. This is disgusting. People want to a divine encounter but there is no respect or purity around them. Makes for some deep contemplation.
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More Bigger Bins Plus Regular Clearing Of Thrash Wednesday, 23 April 2025 09:41 PM
Authorities should have place more bigger bins every 20 to 30 meters apart. Plus hourly clearance of these bins and a general clean up, definitely situation would have manageable after the crowds left. Since this is a issue whenever big events are held, more coordination must be taken.
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Zarook Thursday, 24 April 2025 03:24 PM
Political stunt of Pacha Kumara has become a political nightmare. Heard they attacked this place in the 80's.
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Anil Fernando Wednesday, 23 April 2025 09:26 PM
First clean the mindset of the people before cleaning Sri lanka.
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Peter Perera Thursday, 24 April 2025 12:01 AM
Does not matter who governs the country, the people mind set can never will be changed. This is one downfall of our country.
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Amaran Thursday, 24 April 2025 03:35 AM
Absolutely correct ........ This was the way they even elected their REPRESENTATIVES to Parliament. They elected and representatives looted. Kandy Municipal Council should keep Garbage Bins on roads ....
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Nirangala Perera Thursday, 24 April 2025 07:52 AM
Why not clean your mindset first because you are one of the so called people right?
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Chris Thursday, 24 April 2025 08:33 AM
Anil you are spot on !!!
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Namal Wijenayake Wednesday, 23 April 2025 09:52 PM
A country with uncivilised people. These people also vote at elections. They may not know what is .bad and what is good.
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mohamed Thursday, 24 April 2025 12:11 PM
Nimal, You are quite right, its dame bloody disgusting for these people to liter the area where they gone through, Absolutely shame on them are the humans? to dirty this place in this condition. shame, shame, shame !
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wickrama Wijayasiri Wednesday, 23 April 2025 11:18 PM
Sad that the people responsible had not thought and planned for all these eventualities. Instead of 'Dansel' it should be donation of effort to clean all these up. People have no designated places and containers to dispose all this refuse, which appears to be the issue.
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Nihal Wednesday, 23 April 2025 11:38 PM
Api tour yanawa !
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Wallapatta HORRA Wednesday, 23 April 2025 11:41 PM
I don't think animals would behave like this if animals were swapped with a human conscious.
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Gabriella Wednesday, 23 April 2025 11:55 PM
We are making the Indians look good.
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Kannangara Thursday, 24 April 2025 01:46 AM
Very sad indeed. One only see a gold box! The doubt of a human tooth in the box will have to be cleared. It’s the duty of the government in power to go ahead. News spreading all over that it’s only a box !
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Know your facts better Thursday, 24 April 2025 01:59 PM
You're wrong. It's not inside a box. It's placed inside af an elephant tusk. Get your facts right before committing.
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Nimal Thursday, 24 April 2025 02:57 AM
Why do they bother coming to "worship"? They are fake devotees. These people think they can go to Nirvana. Just stay at home. SL people are always the same.
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M Fernando Thursday, 24 April 2025 03:16 AM
Visit Sri Lanka!! Enjoy the well publicised Sri Lankan reputation for cleanliness! Even around religious places !
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kandy man Thursday, 24 April 2025 04:29 AM
This is a very serious situation , Kandy is a small area it cant hold laks and lkas of people at a time. Authorities mus think seriously before any thing of this nature starts again.
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Dr Tissa Fernando Thursday, 24 April 2025 05:19 AM
We thought that Clean Sri Lanka program took care of the issue already. The rest of the country is not different . It is not just people's habit, it is the lack of proper waste management system in a city that receives a large number of visitors. Clean Sri Lanka program is just a propaganda machine for the No Plan Pacha Party.
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Loyal Thursday, 24 April 2025 05:30 AM
NPP’s clean SrLanka - beautiful island and smiling people
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Minds of devotees cleaner than those in charge of the relic Thursday, 24 April 2025 06:07 AM
Government must compel those who hold sacred relic hostage to either show it all year long or move it out of Kandy. Currently the limited viewing time is what is causing suffering to the public, who flock to see the relic like lemmings.
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Clean Man Thursday, 24 April 2025 06:47 AM
What happened to the proposed QR Code to keep the place clean during this event
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CitizenP Thursday, 24 April 2025 07:37 AM
This is totally against Lord Budhdha's teaching.
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Holy city of Kandy Thursday, 24 April 2025 07:40 AM
Dirty Srilankan people uneducated mannerless and smelly too. Ruined the holy city of Kandy in just four days. So sad.
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UniDon Thursday, 24 April 2025 07:41 AM
I wonder what makes the NPP government different from the rest?
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Dinesh Thursday, 24 April 2025 07:52 AM
This shows the mentality of the Sri Lankan people. Their education system, love for the motherland, love the environment and nature, upbringing of children by parents, discipline and respect for a holy place.
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Sam Thursday, 24 April 2025 07:56 AM
The mindset of those who concocted this exposition idea need cleaning first.
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Mr. Clean Thursday, 24 April 2025 08:03 AM
This is yet another successful project by the NPP, "Clean Sri Lanka!"
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The Economist Thursday, 24 April 2025 08:14 AM
Over 2,500 years of proud history is in full display! Both people who litter and Waste Management Authorities should take the blame for the creation of such unhygienical environment. I think it is a disrespect to the sacred Tooth Relic as well.
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Devaka Attygalle Thursday, 24 April 2025 08:14 AM
CLEAN SRI LANKA? What a joke!!!!!
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Sokrates Thursday, 24 April 2025 08:20 AM
One dodgy tooth messes up the whole town. The ignorance of Sri Lankans prevents environmental awareness. In Germany, a fine of between 20 and 150 euros (6800 and 51,000 rupees) would be due for each person, depending on the amount of rubbish.
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M Fernando Thursday, 24 April 2025 10:17 AM
How wonderful!! Germany, you say ? Is that on the way to Heaven or next door to it ? How to get there ? Do YOU live in this "Germany" ?? How lucky you must be !!? Can I come as refugee, like you ?
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Dr. Dee esquire Thursday, 24 April 2025 12:25 PM
You belong to the third grade NPP voters - for sure!
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Sokrates Thursday, 24 April 2025 11:18 AM
@ M Fernando. I am a German but I am happy to live in Sri Lanka as a resident and run some companies here. For me it is enough to go on holiday once a year for 4 weeks to my home country to be at the next door to heaven. Of course you can come to Germany like anyone else if you have the right qualifications, but not as a refugee. Just as Sri Lanka benefits from me, Germany is looking for people it can benefit from. But this shoe is probably too big for you.
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citizen Thursday, 24 April 2025 08:30 AM
CLEAN SRI LANKA What nonsence. Try to educate the people and have facilities to put away the grbage.
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mnsmart Thursday, 24 April 2025 08:39 AM
Same situation when outsiders come to the Peradeniya botanical gardens. they litter all the places and it's disgusting how the majority Sri Lankans behave.
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Lalla Thursday, 24 April 2025 08:54 AM
Not adherering of law and order and not respecting to general norms in the society. Poor family background and no dicipline learnt from parents pave the way to such behaviour when they exposed to society.
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L.Lion Thursday, 24 April 2025 09:10 AM
Lack of plannings.See recent same events which took place in India. Fire the Kandy Mayor or commissoner. They should be working round the clock or haire private cleaning company.
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Anthony Thursday, 24 April 2025 09:22 AM
There has been no proper planning before starting this. Just to gain popularity, All are same only power hungry.
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සුගන්ධ කුටිය දුර්ගන්ධයෙන් පුරවන්න එපා Thursday, 24 April 2025 09:56 AM
Stop this menace right now before its too late. Even if you provide thousand garbage bins, people will be the same as ever. People have now started using nearby drains, ditches and bushes for defecate purposes making the entire Kandy into a stinking city. Implement a system through an app to limit the crowd by giving them a date and time. If that can be done, schools, offices, shops, street vendors will not be affected badly as now.
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MANJULA KUMARASINGHE Thursday, 24 April 2025 10:08 AM
Typical local mentality: "Let's make mess and keep it for others to clean it". Lessons should be taught from kindergarten levels in Schools to be like in Japan to care and keep the environment and to keep it clean. you are responsible for your action. Old habits never changed, new generation take heed.
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lasanda cooray Thursday, 24 April 2025 10:28 AM
Have we not been a highly disciplined agrarian society at one time.. The colonist have made us what we are today. The discipline must be taught from infancy - parents and later education system. FIRST STEP -BAN POLYTHENE BAGS.
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Irs Thursday, 24 April 2025 10:58 AM
When it comes to waste management system, KMC is far better than other cities. They have good system all over the city. The issue here is the outsiders and their mindset plus overcrowding during a event like this. Same situation after every perahara, KMC is well aware of this and must have not expected crowd like this. Inadequate bins, manpower and lack of awareness by people in a small city like this caused much inconvenience to the city people as well. Hope KMC will take note of this and better prepare next time.
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Lakmal Kahawela Thursday, 24 April 2025 11:28 AM
Please don't blame the government for the waste management. Its is the Kandy Municipal Council who should take the blame. This municipal council not governed by NPP. They must be doing this deliberately to make NPP unpopular specially because of the upcoming local government elections
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දන්ත ධාතූන් වහන්සේ ඡන්ද ධාතූන් වහන්සේ කරගන්න දරපු වෑයමක් පමණයි Thursday, 24 April 2025 02:12 PM
NPP government should have known that a small city like Kandy cannot cope up with such a large uncontrollable crowd in the first place. Their lack of awareness and ill management is the major reason behind this menace.
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Hariharan Thursday, 24 April 2025 11:32 AM
Same thing, I saw in Mannar after the Sivarathiri festival at Thiruketheeswaram. We Srilankans have become the worst. The government has failed to take actions against polyethylene bags, or bottled water menace. We have failed as a nation
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Banda Thursday, 24 April 2025 11:49 AM
All in the name of a religion. Many of these people are poor and uneducated and believe their religion will get them somewhere. Too late.
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Imtias Thursday, 24 April 2025 12:42 PM
It's very sad to read the comments of these people with high morals. The devotees are are from far away places and spending days with very little or no comforts. It's the organizers who should be blamed for very badly planning. Garbage is a regular issue and this excessive situation is temporary. The authorities should get help from volunteers to ease the situation. The keyboard warriors should contribute to ease the situation not by making huge sentimental comments but some way it can help the devotees and the authorities. Some idiot's comments are really despicable.
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Dr. Dee esquire Thursday, 24 April 2025 01:10 PM
Sri Lankan people in general are - filthy, indecent, have no class, and not that literate. Especially the so called ‘pure’ ones! , but they simply enjoy calling themselves superior, Bringing down other nationalities.
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Praboth Samarasinghe Thursday, 24 April 2025 02:13 PM
This is one of the main cause of collapse and a failed nation,Everything comes after, who got time to stay 3 days in a miles long queue . Tell me, how can an underdeveloped nation waste time like this ( 3 days in a queue ). senior citizens may be exempted subjected to my context above !
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Cherath Thursday, 24 April 2025 03:04 PM
Kandy is a small town with limited or no possibility of expansion. To manage queues of people @ 1 lakh each day, 2 vital components need to be in place - 1. An army of volunteers distributing an collecting rubbish bags/bins at 1 hr intervals. 2. Separate mobile toilet facilities at every 100 yards for each gender and removal of waste cleaning every hour. When these are not available or slack, the hell breaks loose, not too dissimilar to India, when we go on pilgrimage.
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Gvrn Thursday, 24 April 2025 07:33 PM
Is this the kind of change we wanted from this lying government? Same old same old? They could have organized this in a much more effective way but the government and them didn't want that because it would get less atttention for their politics. It is definitely a "Punaruda Yugayak". Give the change we voted for
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Jorge Thursday, 24 April 2025 07:36 PM
People of Kandy Unite, let's show this government that our sacred city is not to be played around for their politics! Vote them out in the upcoming election, it is our only method of expression
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Jayasekara Thursday, 24 April 2025 09:43 PM
More than hundred years back large crowds gathered in Anuradhapura during the religious festival of Poson. As a British government agent has observed there was no litter at all after the crowd left the place. Our people behaved very well. We should be ashamed of the present situation.
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