The order covers garbage disposal, garbage separation, transportation and storage. Any person contravening the order and disturbing any of the above activities will be liable for arrest without a warrant and can be punished under the law, officials said.
President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday issued the order declaring garbage disposal by any authority of the Public Administration as an "essential service".
The order has come amid protests by the public who had been asking the government for months to relocate the mound.
Protests were held yesterday at two alternate garbage dumping sites. The police fired tear gas and water cannon at Dompe, north of here one of the sites.
Meanwhile, a Japanese government team of experts arrived yesterday to investigate the site condition at Meethotamulla in order to prevent further disasters. The mission will seek future cooperation in the field of solid waste management.
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