President Rajapaksa hands over a key to a local government officer in the presence of Susil Premajayantha, Minister of Environment and Renewable Resources
Local government institutions were given tractors, trailers, road cleaning machines and garbage recycling equipment by the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) under its National Solid Waste Management Programme. President Mahinda Rajapaksa handed over the keys to the vehicles to representatives of relevant local government institutions.
Prime Minister D M Jayarathne, A H M Fowzie, Minister of Urban Affairs and Susil Premajayantha, Minister of Environment and Renewable Resources were also present on this occasion.