There had been a mafia surrounding the garbage issue at Meethotamulla, Megapolis and Western Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said.
He also said that at Meethotamulla, it was not only the garbage collected by the Colombo Municipality, but garbage from Kaduwela, Wattala, Biyagama etc. too was brought Minister Ranawaka was speaking at a press conference at the Megapolis and Western Development Ministry Auditorium yesterday.
“The Urban Development Authority had only granted permission to the Colombo Municipality to dump its garbage at Meethotamulla,” Minister Ranawaka said.