Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment
The Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment (Sinhala: මහවැලි සංවර්ධන හා පරිසර අමාත්යාංශය Mahaweli Sangwardhana hā Parisara Amathyanshaya; Tamil: மகாவலி அபிவிருத்தி மற்றும் சுற்றாடல் அமைச்சு) is the cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka with oversight of the environment and the Mahaweli Development programme, as well as the general development of the Mahaweli River, its environs and communities living within defined 'Mahaweli development zones'.[3][4]
මහවැලි සංවර්ධන හා පරිසර අමාත්යාංශය மகாவலி அபிவிருத்தி மற்றும் சுற்றாடல் அமைச்சு | |
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Jurisdiction | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
Headquarters | Sampathpaya, 82 Rajamalwatte road, Battaramulla 6.899938°N 79.914449°E |
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Website | environmentmin |
The current minister is Maithripala Sirisena, who took office on 12 January 2015. Effective 1 September 2017, the ministry banned the use of polythene with a thickness of under 20 microns for use, sale or distribution, as well as the use, sale or distribution of polystyrene food containers and utensils.[5]
List of ministers
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Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party
Name | Portrait | Party | Tenure | President | ||
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Rukman Senanayake | United National Party | 12 December 2001 – | Chandrika Kumaratunga | |||
A. H. M. Fowzie | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 10 April 2004 – | Chandrika Kumaratunga | |||
Maithripala Sirisena | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 23 November 2005 – 28 January 2007 | Mahinda Rajapaksa | |||
Anura Priyadharshana Yapa | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 23 April 2010 – 28 January 2013 | Mahinda Rajapaksa | |||
Susil Premajayanth | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 28 January 2013 – 12 January 2015 | Mahinda Rajapaksa | |||
Maithripala Sirisena | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 12 January 2015 – Present | Maithripala Sirisena |
References
- "Ministries are not lotteries". Dailymirror.lk. Daily Mirror Sri Lanka. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- "Depositing of sacred relics on Moragahakanda - Kaluganga dam on Monday". News.lk. Government of Sri Lanka. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- "Sri Lanka's biggest river basin development project". Sundaytimes.lk. The Sunday Times of Sri Lanka. 24 October 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- "10,000 title deeds will be present to Mahaweli settlers". Sundaytimes.lk. The Sunday Times of Sri Lanka. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- "Government puts a wrap on polythene use effective today". Sundaytimes.lk. The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.