Sri Lanka, Nov. 7 -- Plans have been afoot to implement a project under the Clean Sri Lanka Initiative to erect plastic loops in main canals and waterways in Colombo city to collect plastic and polythene as a solution to the blocking of waterways on rainy days.

The project is funded by the South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme under "PLEASE Project" and it is implemented by the Negombo Recycle Club.

The project will be implemented in 14 main canals and interconnected waterways in Colombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Kaduwela and Kollonnawa, Negombo Recycle Club Deputy General Manager said.

He said crash barriers will be placed in 22 locations in the 14 main canals and waterways including Lake Drive in Nawala and Kirulapone canal...