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2 sources·Updated 5h ago

Japan's Rs. 600 Million River Project Faces Sri Lanka's Pollution Accountability Test

Japan's commitment of more than Rs. 600 million to improve water quality in the Kelani River basin has renewed scrutiny of Sri Lanka's ability to protect one of its most important drinking-water sources.

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Image: Lanka News WebLanka News Web•5h agoJapan's Rs. 600 Million River Project Faces Sri Lanka's Pollution Accountability TestRead on Lanka News Web

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Mawrata News•17h agoJapan Grants Rs. 4.54 Billion for Kelani River Basin Flood Mitigation Project

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Names and places drawn from every article in this story. The number shows how many of them mentioned it.

People
  • Dammika Patabendi
Organisations
  • Japan International Cooperation Agency
  • Central Environmental Authority (CEA
  • Japan Science and Technology Agency
  • John Kotelawala Defence University
  • University of Moratuwa
  • Government of Japan
Places
  • Sri Lanka2
  • Colombo2
  • Japan2
  • Colombo Metropolitan Area
  • Kelani River Basin
  • Western Province
  • Kelani River
  • Seethawaka
Keywords
  • project2
  • accountability
  • mitigation
  • pollution
  • billion
  • million
  • advanc
  • grants
  • faces
  • flood

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First reported
Oct 30, 12:46 AM
Latest update
Oct 30, 12:19 PM

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