The heavy rains and the associated breakdowns of garbage collection trucks contributed to the delay in collection, says Wickramaratne.
Colombo city, Sri Lanka™s densely populated commercial capital, dumps around 650 MT of solid waste every day.
For the past few weeks however the garbage has been piling up on roadsides, fermenting in the tropical heat and rain.
Residents of Colombo are now worried about the health impacts of the slow garbage disposal system government top brass are also aware of the dangers.
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The Minister of Science and Technology, Tissa Vitharana, speaking at a seminar on solid waste disposal, organised by the Chamber of Construction Industry on Monday, said the city is at risk from a range of diseases because of garbage accumulation.
The problem of