Ministry of Environment (Sri Lanka)

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Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment
මහවැලි සංවර්ධන හා පරිසර අමාත්‍යාංශය
மகாவலி அபிவிருத்தி மற்றும் சுற்றாடல் அமைச்சு
Ministry overview
JurisdictionDemocratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
HeadquartersSampathpaya, 82 Rajamalwatte road, Battaramulla
6°54′00″N 79°54′52″E / 6.899938°N 79.914449°E / 6.899938; 79.914449
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
Ministry executive
  • D.M.A.R.B Dissanayake, Ministry Secretary
Child agencies
Websiteenvironmentmin.gov.lk

The Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment (Sinhala: මහවැලි සංවර්ධන හා පරිසර අමාත්‍යාංශය Mahaweli Sangwardhana hā Parisara Amathyanshaya; Tamil: மகாவலி அபிவிருத்தி மற்றும் சுற்றாடல் அமைச்சு) is the cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka with oversight of the environment and the Mahaweli Development programme, as well as the general development of the Mahaweli River, its environs and communities living within defined 'Mahaweli development zones'.[3][4]

The current minister is Maithripala Sirisena, who took office on 12 January 2015. Effective 1 September 2017, the ministry banned the use of polythene with a thickness of under 20 microns for use, sale or distribution, as well as the use, sale or distribution of polystyrene food containers and utensils.[5]

List of ministers

Parties

  Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party

Name Portrait Party Tenure President
!align="center" style="background:Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color; color:white;"| Susil Premajayanth Sri Lanka Freedom Party 28 January 2013 – 12 January 2015 !align="center" style="background:Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color; color:white;"| Mahinda Rajapaksa
!align="center" style="background:Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color; color:white;"| Maithripala Sirisena Maithripala Sirisena Sri Lanka Freedom Party 12 January 2015 – Present !align="center" style="background:Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color; color:white;"| Maithripala Sirisena

References

  1. ^ "Ministries are not lotteries". Dailymirror.lk. Daily Mirror Sri Lanka. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Depositing of sacred relics on Moragahakanda - Kaluganga dam on Monday". News.lk. Government of Sri Lanka. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Sri Lanka's biggest river basin development project". Sundaytimes.lk. The Sunday Times of Sri Lanka. 24 October 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  4. ^ "10,000 title deeds will be present to Mahaweli settlers". Sundaytimes.lk. The Sunday Times of Sri Lanka. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Government puts a wrap on polythene use effective today". Sundaytimes.lk. The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.

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