He was speaking at the discussion held yesterday (Dec. 08) at the Parliament Complex, on the solid waste management.

“It is the responsibility of the ministries and other institutions to use their power in a flexible way to find the solutions for this common problem”, he said.

“The power is temporary and the priority should be given to the programs carried out for the betterment of the people”, the President said.

He inquired about the methods and the technical methodologies, used for the management of solid waste. He pointed out the importance for the Ministry of Local Government and Provincial Councils and the Urban Development Authority to work together to make this solid waste management program efficient.

They also discussed about the matters presented by the Cabinet Sub Committee on the solid waste management.

Ministers Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, Faizer Mustafa, Deputy Speaker Thilanga Sumathipala, Chief Minister of Western Province Isura Dewapriya, Member of Parliament S. M. Marikkar and the senior officials of the Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development, Urban Development Authority, and the Central Environmental Authority joined this discussion.