ejustice Newsletter- July 2020
This issue covers COVID 19, the toxicity of sanitisers, deregulating sand transport, the implication of waste trade and noise pollution. Please Download your copy here.
Plastic Brand Audit 2019- Sri Lanka
Download the full Report Single use plastics has become a serious crisis for the earth system. This needs urgent attention. We cannot be satisfied with the global and local actions currently being taken to resolve the issue. During the audit we found these plastics in the public beaches, school backyards and other public places. They
PRESS RELEASE—CEJ filed Legal action on Mt. Lavinia sand filling and beach pollution CA/WRT/128/2020
19, June 2020, Colombo- Today Centre for Environmental Justice filed a new court case in the Court of Appeal CA/WRT/128/2020 against Coast Conservation Department(CCD), Central Environmental Authority(CEA), Minister of Environment, Marine Environment Protection Authority(MEPA) and Attorney General against the beach pollution and the failed sand filling of Mt Lavinia beach without following due procedure. In
New EIA available for Public Comments–Proposed Seethawaka Ganga Hydropower Project at Dehiowta (24 MW)
Please Download the EIA here Central Environmental Authority NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 23 BB SUB SECTION (2) OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACT Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report For Proposed Seethawaka Ganga Hydropower Project at Dehiowta in Kegalle District (24 MW) The above Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report submitted by the Ceylon Electricity Board, under section 23
CEJ COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED SEETHAWAKA GANGA HYDROPOWER PROJECT
22 July 2020 Director General, Central Environmental Authority, 104, Denzil Kobbekaduwa Mawatha, Battaramulla Dear Sir, COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED SEETHAWAKA GANGA HYDROPOWER PROJECT (SGHP) Centre for Environmental Justice is a public interest environmental organization based in Sri Lanka established in 2004. We herewith send our comments to the above EIA under the request for public