The Kelani River bears the living testimonial for the most polluted river in Sri Lanka while being recorded as the second largest river in the country. It is 145km long has a river basin of 2,292 sq.

The Kelani River has silently endured contamination, soil erosion and illegal sandmining over the past years, turning from a clear, sparkling river into a heavily-browned and polluted body of water.

The Kelani River has been in the receiving end of industrial effluents from many of the industries that are located within the Kelani River Basin. These discharges along with agricultural, urban and ...

“See those men in white helmets over there?” asked my river rafting guide as we stood under the warm morning sun to let our clothes dry. I was only half-listening, distracted by a cute stray dog that ...

A copper and brass factory is contaminating the Kelani River in Pethiyagoda, harming the environment and the health of residents. Sri Lanka's fourth-largest waterway provides 80 per cent of Colombo's ...

The latest research by the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) reveals that waste is released to the Kelani Ganga from 1,700 sites. Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera yesterday said that the ...

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“One day the war will be over,” Col. Nicholson had famously said, “And I hope that the people that use this bridge in years to come will remember how it was built and who built it.” Yes, we all do ...

PLC (Lion) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening community partnerships through its flood response efforts and ...

In 2014, the then President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his capacity as the Minister of Highways had initiated the New Kelani Bridge project and signed for the plans and the approval, Minister of Highways ...

Wellampitiya Police said that the body of the businessman (the son of a retired Assistant Superintendent of Police), who jumped into the Kelani River after his bus was seized by an officer of a ...