Japan provides 300 million Yen grant for ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ programme

The Government of Japan has extended a grant of 300 million Japanese Yen (approximately LKR 565 million) to Sri Lanka to enhance waste management infrastructure facilities under the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ programme, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the grant was signed today at the Presidential Secretariat in the presence of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the PMD said.
The agreement was signed by Sayama (Ikuina) Akiko, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Japan and Secretary to the Ministry of Finance Mahinda Siriwardana.
This grant will be utilised to enhance the waste management capacity of local government authorities in the Western, Northern and Eastern Provinces by funding to procure 28 garbage compactors, enhancing the country’s waste transport capacity.
Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sayama, stated that the current government’s anti-corruption initiatives have attracted the country’s global appeal for investment. She made these remarks with President Dissanayake while reaffirming Japan’s commitment to further support Sri Lanka’s development efforts.
The Government of Japan also expressed its willingness to continue assisting Sri Lanka in its anti-corruption measures and broader governance reforms.
During the discussion Vice Minister Sayama delivered a message of goodwill from the Prime Minister of Japan to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
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