HDFC bank Celebrates World Habitat Day

Commemorating World Habitat day on 07th October 2019, HDFC Bank organized a special panel discussion with the view of communicating the message of this year’s Habitat d ay t heme “Fr o n t i e r Technologies as an innovative tool to transform waste to wealth” and to make the general public aware on proper waste management and to spread the message to a larger community.

Accordingly, with the collaboration of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation, a 02 hours discussion programme named “Sathyekshanaya” was held in front of an audience at the SLBC, Colombo. The Panel included Prof. Ajith De Alwis – Project Director - The Coordinating Secretariat for Science, Technology and Innovation ( COSTI), Mr. L.S.Palansooriya, Chairman – NHDA, Mr. Madhawa Waidyaratna - Additional Secretary ( Megapolis) - Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development, Mr. Palitha Nanayakkara - Municipal Commissioner CMC and Eng. J. M. U. Indrarathne - DDG (Waste Management) – Central Environmental Authority.

Ms. Indu Weerasoori, Project Manager (Urban) represented UN-Habitat at this event. The Chairman of HDFC Bank, Dr. R.H. Meewakkala ,GM /CEO Palitha Gamage, COO M. K. Nambiyarooran, AGM ( Business Development & Marketing, Himali Gunathilake, AGM(Treasury) C. R. P. Balasuriya, Chief Manager ( HR ) Nimali Botheju, Chief Manager Aruna Bandara and the other bank officers participated at the event.

At this discussion on transforming waste to wealth, it has been discussed on Municipal Solid Waste Management system of local authorities in Sri Lanka aimed at helping the people understanding the sustainability of solid waste management system and revealed the current performance of waste management procedure used by the Balangoda Urban council.