The insights were uncovered in studies led by a few establishments including the Central Environmental Authority.
Identifying with media, Ranjith Perera, Deputy General Manager at National Water Supply & Drainage Board had said that an exhaustive examination on such organizations will be led in the following two weeks.
In the mean time, Prof. Lal Dharmasiri, Chairman of the Central Environmental Authority has said that if the Kelani River is contaminated later on, wrongdoers will get strict discipline.
Studies have further uncovered that the waterway is being contaminated by industrial facilities, timber plants and homes nearby the stream, Prof. Dharmasiri says.
Talking on this respect, Sajeewa Chamikara of the Environmental Conservation Trust (ECT) said that that the trash gathered by the aforementioned industrial facilities amid the day are dumped to the stream amid evening or when the waters have turned cloudy.
As of late, the ecological security permit of Coca Cola's Sri Lanka unit was wiped out after a spillage from an underground fuel pipeline prompted an oil leakage into the Kelani stream.
On the other hand, the permit was recharged on August 31 over strict conditions.
Prior, 'Sri Lanka Mirror' reported that the Multinational organization Coca-Cola is pressurizing the legislature after the Central Environmental Authority crossed out the earth assurance permit of its Kaduwela industrial facility.
