| Sri Lanka - Local Network Commitments | | Stakeholders from Sri Lanka met in Agra, India during a local networking session of BAQ 2004 to discuss feasible actions to improve air quality. The session -- which was chaired by Don Jayaweera -- resulted in specific commitments to be implemented over the next two years. |
- Main goal: To reduce present PM10 by 35% (base year 2003) and other pollutants proportionately
- Completion of skill training program for VET
- Implementation of distance learning program
- Annual BAQ national symposium
- Introduce emission standards for power plants
- Regular monitoring of rundown plants; auditing of power plants
- Amend the National Environment Act giving more powers to the general public
- Bicycle lanes for new urban roads
- Ambient air quality monitoring for selected cities
- Establishment of baseline emission inventory database for high air polluting industries and development of mitigation strategy
- World Bank for distance learning program with CATNet
- ABD and USAEP assistance for training and media campaign
- Old vehicle fleet replacement credits
- C.K. Amaratunge, Air Resources Management Center
- Ranjith de Silva, International Forum for Rural Transport & Development (IFRTD)
- Apsara Egalahewa, David Pieris Motor Company Ltd.
- Wickramaarachchige Dona Dayani Hemamali Gunawardhana, David Pieris Motor Company Ltd.
- D.S. Jayaweera, Ministry of Transport
- Ananda Mallawatantri, US-AEP, a project of USAID
- Prasad Manditharatne, Community Led Environmental Awareness Network (CLEAN) Project (C and D)
- Upali Pannilage, ITDG
- Hakmanage Sirimewan Premachandra, USAEP/TSSC-Louis Berger Group
- Athwel Gamarallage Thusitha Sugathapala, University of Moratuwa
- Aruna Wickramathilake, David Pieris Motor Company Ltd.
- B Wijerathne, Motor Traffic
- Sugath Yalegama, Air Resource Management Center
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