{"id":5140,"date":"2021-06-06T07:17:22","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T07:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imcedu.com\/new\/?page_id=5140"},"modified":"2021-06-06T07:17:22","modified_gmt":"2021-06-06T07:17:22","slug":"sustainable-management-of-polythene","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/index.php\/sustainable-management-of-polythene\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable Management of Polythene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-778481 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-369710 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-305179\" style=\"height: 20px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-186262 kc-title-wrap \">\n\n\t<h2 class=\"kc_title page-title font-md lil-line\">Sustainable Management of Polythene<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-484118\" style=\"height: 20px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-250185 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-735598 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-973316 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p>As part of our outreach programme for 2017, the NRC, together with the Presidential Secretariat, Ministry of Science, Technology and Research, Ministry of Sustainable Development and Wildlife and the Central Environmental Authority will launch a programme for sustainable management of polythene.<\/p>\n<p>The programme will be initiated in the North Central Province, and an initial discussion was held with officials of the North Central Province on 24<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0of March 2017, at the Provincial Secretariat in Anuradhapura. More than 120 officials participated. Introductory speeches were delivered by the resource persons, Mr. H.M.P. Bandara, Chief Secretary, North Central Province, Prof. Janaka de Silva, Chairman NRC, Mr. K.H. Muthukudaarachchi, Director General, Central Environment Authority, Dr. Wimal Wimaladasa, Project Director of Re-resource Project, Mrs. E.M.N.W. Ekanayake, Provincial Director of Education, North Central Province and Ms .M. Kodippili Arachchi, Local Government Commissioner, North Central Province. An open discussion followed.<\/p>\n<p>The programme will include an awareness programme for school children in the province on minimizing the usage of polythene. This component will be funded by the NRC.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-392187 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-58951 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-375395 kc-raw-code\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-5141 .fg-image { width: 150px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-5141 { --fg-gutter: 10px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-default foogallery-lightbox-foobox fg-left fg-default fg-ready fg-light fg-border-thin fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-hover fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-5141\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 0; --fg-description-line-clamp: 0;\" >\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Sustainable-Management-of-Polythene.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"5142\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/06\/Sustainable-Management-of-Polythene\/1332821342.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Sustainable-Management-of-Polythene2.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"5143\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/06\/Sustainable-Management-of-Polythene2\/2088510769.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-133411 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-323998 kc_col-sm-6 kc_column kc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-674007 kc_col-sm-6 kc_column kc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-505640 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-696290 kc_col-sm-3 kc_column kc_col-sm-3\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-871662 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Designation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Principal Investigator (PI)<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Principal Investigator (DPI)<\/p>\n<p>Co- investigator<\/p>\n<p>Co- investigator<\/p>\n<p>Co- investigator<\/p>\n<p>Co- investigator<\/p>\n<p>Co- investigator<\/p>\n<p>Co- investigator<\/p>\n<p>Co- investigator<\/p>\n<p>Co- investigator<\/p>\n<p>Co- investigator<\/p>\n<p>Co- investigator<\/p>\n<p>Co- investigator<\/p>\n<p>Co- investigator<\/p>\n<p>Co- investigator<\/p>\n<p>Co- investigator<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-270366 kc_col-of-5 kc_column kc_col-of-5\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-924603 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Name<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Menaka Hapugoda<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Nilmini Gunawardene<\/p>\n<p>Prof. W. Abeyewickreme<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Nayana Gunathilaka<\/p>\n<p>Prof. K. Karunathilaka<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Ranil Dassanayake<\/p>\n<p>Dr. V. Chandresekeran<\/p>\n<p>Dr. M.C.M. Iqbal<\/p>\n<p>Dr. P.H.D. Kusumawathie<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Subhashinie Aryaprema<\/p>\n<p>Dr. S.G. Senaratne<\/p>\n<p>M. H. Athapaththu<\/p>\n<p>Mr. W.W.P. Rodrigo<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Shanaka Gunawardena<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Lakmal Jayarathna<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Veranja Karunaratne<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-228537 kc_col-sm-6 kc_column kc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-169939 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Institute<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Molecular Medicine Unit Faculty of Medicine University of Kelaniya<\/p>\n<p>Molecular Medicine Unit Faculty of Medicine University of Kelaniya<\/p>\n<p>Department of Parasitology Faculty of Medicine University of Kelaniya<\/p>\n<p>Biotechnology Unit Industrial Technology Institute<\/p>\n<p>Faculty of Social Sciences University of Kelaniya<\/p>\n<p>Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science University of Colombo<\/p>\n<p>Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science University of Colombo<\/p>\n<p>Plant Biology Institute of Fundamental Studies<\/p>\n<p>Regional Office Anti-Malaria Campaign Kandy<\/p>\n<p>Western Province Health Department of Sri Lanka<\/p>\n<p>Biotechnology Unit Industrial Technology Institute<\/p>\n<p>Biotechnology Unit Industrial Technology Institute<\/p>\n<p>Biotechnology Unit Industrial Technology Institute<\/p>\n<p>Biotechnology Unit Industrial Technology Institute<\/p>\n<p>Material Technology Section Industrial Technology Institute<\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (SLINTEC)<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-165391 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-475296 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-224435\" style=\"height: 20px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-659850 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-366045 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":250,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5140","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5140"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5144,"href":"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5140\/revisions\/5144"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}