Colombo to get new garbage trucks after decades
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1 min readFrom 1 outlets- Newswire reports that the approvals came at a General Council meeting on Thursday the 12th.
- Newswire reports that 36 agenda items, including three extracts, were approved.
- Newswire reports that new vehicles will join the council’s existing fleet.
- Newswire reports that drainage work was approved amid concerns following heavy rain and flooding.
Newswire reports that Colombo Mayor Vraie Cally Balthazaar announced the Colombo Municipal Council’s approval to purchase new garbage compactors and other vehicles for the city. The outlet describes it as the first purchase of new waste collection vehicles in decades.
Newswire reports that the decision was made at the council’s General Council meeting on Thursday the 12th, where 36 agenda items, including three extracts, were approved. The mayor said the vehicles would be added to the CMC’s existing fleet to expand and strengthen services for Colombo residents.
Newswire reports that the council also approved desilting work on several city drainage lines to improve the drainage system. The approvals come amid concerns about waste management and drainage infrastructure, particularly after recent heavy rainfall and flooding in parts of Colombo.
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