Sri Lanka, March 5 -- Allegations have surfaced that a copper and brass extracting company is discharging heavy metals into the Kelani River, the main water source for Labugama and Kalatuwa. This company, located in the Pethiyagoda area of Kelaniya, has begun producing copper through an electrolysis process. As a result, gases such as sulfur oxide, nitrogen oxide, and carbon dioxide are being released into the Kelani River and the surrounding air through vents, causing breathing difficulties among local residents, according to them. They also pointed out that copper sulfate and sulfuric acid used in the electrolysis process are contaminating the groundwater, soil, and the Kelani River.

The factory conducting this copper and brass extract...