Garbage disposal: Gazette notice tabled in House

The Gazette notice declaring that garbage collection and disposal are Essential Services was presented in Parliament today.

All services, work of any description whatsoever necessary or required to be done in connection with any undertaking performed or maintained by any local authority or for and on behalf of any such local authority for the clearance, collection, transportation, temporary storage, processing, separating, treating, disposing and the sale of street refuse, house refuse or other similar matters are declared as essential services by the gazette notification.

Meanwhile, the MPs expressed various views during the adjournment debate on the Meethotumulla disaster. (Yohan Perera and AjithSiriwardana)