‘Garbage found us’

By Sajitha Prematunge Over 1200 tons of waste is dumped here every single day by some 250 lorries. The Meethotamulla dump site is already 23 acres in extent, nineteen of which is already overwhelmed with garbage. Nearly 5,000 households are directly affected by the Meethotamulla dump site. In this backdrop the residents of Meethotamulla staged a sathyagraha on December 27 […]

President has failed to fulfill his promise to Rathupaswala people’

Subashini senanayaka Although President Maithripala Sirisena promised to ensure justice to people of Rathupaswala who engaged in a protest demanding safe drinking water facilities within three months in office when he contested the Presidential Election as the common opposition candidate he has failed to fulfill his pledge even after a lapse of one year, representatives of the Sri Lanka Young […]