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Fishermen feeling the impact of Sri Lanka ship disaster

Fishermen feeling the impact of Sri Lanka ship disaster ERANGA JAYAWARDENA, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 21 1of21Sri Lankan man, Kindston Jayalath fishes on a polluted beach filled with plastic pellets washed ashore from the fire-damaged container ship MV X-Press Pearl in Kapungoda, on the out skirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, June 4, 2021. Authorities were trying to head off a potential environmental disaster as the Singapore flagged ship that had been carrying chemicals was sinking off of the country s main port.Eranga Jayawardena/APShow MoreShow Less 2of21Sri Lankan man, Kindston Jayalath fishes on a polluted beach filled with plastic pellets washed ashore from the fire-damaged container ship MV X-Press Pearl in Kapungoda, on the out skirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, June 4, 2021. Authorities were trying to head off a potential environmental disaster as the Singapore flagged ship that had been carrying chemicals was sinking off of the country s m

Fears over pollution as ship burns off Sri Lanka coast

Fears over pollution as ship burns off Sri Lanka coast Locals warned to stay away from a beach as potentially dangerous substances wash ashore from a burning container vessel Updated: May 28, 2021 08:59 AM GMT Trending Earth movers remove debris washed ashore from the container ship X-Press Pearl, which has been burning for nine consecutive days in the sea off Colombo, Sri Lanka, on May 28. (Photo: AFP) Rights bodies have raised concerns about sea and air pollution after a ship carrying 1,486 chemical containers has been on fire off the Sri Lankan coast for nine days. Several containers have washed ashore from the X-press Pearl, which is anchored about 9.5 nautical miles from the port of Colombo.

LankaWeb – Sri Lanka is not for Sale

Posted on March 8th, 2021 Courtesy The Daily Mirror Parts of Muthurajawela Wetland cleared for private commercial constructions Intending to build public opinion against the foreign private enterprises taking over lands on a large scale and causing irreversible impact on the environment, a forum named ‘Our Land is Not For Sale’ was formed recently with the participation of environmental activists and other civil groups movements in collaboration with the Centre for Society and Religion (CSR).   Today we see a tendency that the State mechanism has created room for selling lands and resources to large scale private enterprises. This has not only posed a threat to the forest cover but also to the coastal resources. Most ongoing development strategies seemed to be based on this.

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