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Environment Minister orders suspension of Wattala gabion barrier construction pending probe
Minister of Environment Dammika Patabendi has ordered the temporary suspension of construction work on a gabion barrier along the Pamunu
Summary
The Minister was accompanied by senior officials from the Department of Coast Conservation and Coastal Resource Management, including its Director General. During the inspection, officials discovered that the gabion wall, intended to prevent coastal erosion, had reportedly been constructed beyond the boundaries approved by the Department of Coast Conservation and extended into areas designated as part of the beach.
What this story is about
People
- Dammika Patabendi3
Organisations
- Coast Conservation Department
- Ministry of Environment
Places
- Dikkowita3
- Wattala3
- Pamunugama-Wahatiyagoda2
- Taldiyawatta2
- Wahatiyagoda coastal
- Thaldiyawatta
- Wahatiyagoda
- Pamunugama
Keywords
- construction3
- gabion3
- barrier2
- pending2
- investigation
- suspension
- concerns
- minister
- halted
- orders
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