Stinking Beira Lake Joint cleaning project to kickoff today
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- January 15, 2025
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- Stinking Beira Lake Joint cleaning project to kickoff today
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The stinking odor and the garbage mounting problem of the Colombo’s tourism hotspot Beira Lake near the Gangaramaya Seema Malaka, which repulses hundreds of foreign and local tourists that visit every day to witness a mesmerizing sunset, has finally won attention of the authorities to kickoff with a cleaning project today.
Officials representing several government authorities, who claimed to be responsible for the lake, said a special programme is underway to clear the city’s rich water source on the instructions of the Western Province Governor Hanif Yusoof.
Following a brief visit to the lake area yesterday, over several complaints were received from the public. The stench emanating from the foul water was intolerable to both local and foreign visitors as well as to the routine vendors that flock the area to sell flowers, incense and snacks.
Scores of tourists visiting the most popular portion of the Beira Lake bordering Nawam Mawatha, Perahera Mawatha and the Colombo – Batticaloa Highway were seen repulsively covering their noses over the bad odor generated as a result of thick swamp like stagnated water filled with plastic and food waste mixed with a green algae
