Srilanka, March 12 -- Thawalama Pradeshiya Sabha in Galle district had not issued Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Certificates to 63 business enterprises located within the Local Authority due to which reason the Pradeshiya Sabha had failed to carry out environmental impact tests on those enterprises, an Audit Report issued by National Audit Office reveals.
The report also disclosed that Rs. 283,500 being the certificate fees and Rs. 189,000 being testing charges had not been recovered from the respective institutions.
National Audit Office has instructed the Pradeshiya Sabha to implement measures to recover the said dues. The above information is contained in an Audit Report issued in respect of Pradeshiya Sabha.
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