Wednesday, November 04, 2020

Sri Lanka Navy attempt to clean sea bed in Trincomalee

Sri Lanka Navy diver collecting plastic and polythene garbage on Trincomalee sea bed

A diving team attached to the Eastern Naval Command of Sri Lanka Navy conducted a programme to clear plastic and polythene collected on the sea bed, covering the Trincomalee sea area on 02nd November 2020. The photo released by Navy shows a diver collecting plastic and polythene waste. 

Sri Lanka was ranked among the top five marine plastic polluters of the world by earthday.org in 2019 with a mismanaged plastic waste of 1.59 million metric tons per year.




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