The Provincial Councils and Local Government Ministry said the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ programme will begin from January 1.
This programme will be implemented by focusing on 341 Local Government bodies.
The programme is designed to foster the social, environmental, and ethical awakening of the country while strengthening environmental, economic and social sustainability. It also aims to enhance the efficiency of state machinery to ensure the successful realisation of its objectives.
A Gazette notification was issued recently establishing an 18 member Presidential Task Force to plan and implement the “Clean Sri Lanka” Programme, a key feature in President’s policy statement. They have been tasked with preparing a plan, guide, implement, review the progress and complete the “Clean Sri Lanka” programme within a given time frame aiming to achieve the objectives of elevating society to a more advanced status through a social, environmental and ethical awakening.
The Task Force is headed by Secretary to the President Dr.N.S.Kumanayake.
The other members are the Army, Navy and the Air Force Commanders, the acting Inspector General Priyantha Weerasuriya, Urban Development Authority Chairman Kumudu Lal De Silva, I.S.Jayaratna, Gihan De Silva, Sandya Salgado, Dr.Gamini Batuwitage, Dr. Anuruddha Gamage, Dilruk Wanasinghe, Deepal Sooriyaarachchi, Sisira Amarabandu, Krishantha Cooray, Jayathu Perera, Ruwan Weerasooriya and Dayan Karunarathna. The said Presidential Task Force should submit reports to the President from time to time, in respect of the execution of the aforesaid tasks.
