COMMITTEE TO PROBE GAMPAHA WATER CONTAMINATION

A committee of inquiry to find the cause of drinking water contamination in several areas of the Gampaha District was appointed on Monday evening at the District Secretariat.

The committee, represented by the National Water Resources Board, National Water Supply and Drainage Board, Geological Survey and Mines Bureau, Central Environmental Au-

Disposal procedures of liquid waste of a private sector establishment alleged to have resulted in water pollution will be probed

thority, Board of Investment, Medical Research Institute, and the Faculty of Chemistry of the Peradeniya University, and headed by Gampaha Additional Government Agent (AGA) Sunil Jayalath, was to submit a report to the Government Agent within 14 days.

Disposal procedures of liquid waste of a private sector establishment alleged to have resulted in water pollution would be probed and water samples collected from different areas would be examined by the committee.

Deputy Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna who attended the meeting said immediate action would be

taken to resolve the matter on receipt of the committee report.

Meanwhile, AGA Sunil Jayalath said the committee began its investigations yesterday morning.