Seia for the proposed colombo port city development project. The port developmentrelated activity zone is colombo city, with a population of. Supplementary eia report on port city project daily news. Creation of new urban land by reclaiming the sea in colombo. Efls port city eia comments environment foundation. Environmental impact assessment eia a product of the environmental mainstreaming initiative. During construction and post construction period of the south port there was no overall negative impact on the coastline or on the natural ecosystems.
Port city colombo is a brand new city development built as an extension of the central business district of sri lankas vibrant commercial capital, colombo. Port city officials begin inspecting granite quarry sites. Pdf uma oya multipurpose development project, sri lanka. Development activities and infrastructure facilities within the reclaimed land area of proposed colombo port city development project. The proposed port city is being constructed south off the eastwest breakwater of the colombo south harbour. While to world speaks of sustainable development goals which need to satisfy three pillars of social, economic and environmental development, the colombo port city project seems a blatant violation of the concept. After the former planned port city was rejected by the new incoming government, a tripartite agreement was signed in august 2016 repackaging the project as the colombo international financial city cifc. Project description the colombo port expansion project provides for dredging and breakwater construction sufficient to accommodate three terminals, which will be constructed sequentially.
The project involves the collection and compression of solid waste from the municipal and urban councils of colombo at a transfer station in kelaniya. Colombo port city development project eia ejustice. The supplementary environmental impact assessment eia report is available for public inspection since the beginning of december. A new environmental impact assessment has cleared the project for approval and the required. In the geopolitical impact of the colombo port city youtube. One big development project is the colombo port city. The environmental impact assessment process in sri lanka by dekshika charmini kodituwakku environmental foundation limited, 14634, havelock road, colombo 05, sri lanka environmental impact assessment eia is one of the instruments for achieving sustainable. Sri lanka uda seia colombo port city cdr international.
The port city and the environmental impact politicslk. Finel3d model, pollution concentration for situation without left and with groyne right. If this can happened when proper eia procedures are followed, one simply cannot imagine the extent of the damage that will be caused by the colombo. Eia report on the environmental impact of the colombo port city. The megapolis ministry, colombo port city and the project contractor china harbour engineering company chec have begun inspections of the quarries that will. It is clearly stated on this document that it is a study report. But in the recent past it has gone through several environmental impact assessment eia studies. Development projects funded by both local and foreign capital play a. Environmental report clears colombo port city daily ft. Daily mirror critical analyses of colombo port city project. Eia report estimates that daily public transport trips in the port city will be increased by about 300,000 which will add more vehicular emissions to the air than the existing. Colombo international financial city cifc is a special financial zone that is expected to become an offshore financial centre. Feasibility design investigations and their relevance to the eia process.
Colombo colombo port city uc page 41 skyscrapercity. Its easy to draw pretty pictures, but i have a funny feeling that they are going to allow the fuming private and ctb buses run through the port city than invest on a proper mass transit system. Cdr was appointed by the uda urban development authority to carry one of the specific studies for the seia supplementary environment impact assessment for the colombo port city project. The port city is a place with dynamic characters because the physical, economical and environmental infrastructures are also developed parallel to the port project. Proposed colombo port south harbor development project asian.
Eia report on the environmental impact of the colombo port. A representative group of over hundred people are submitting their responses to the director general of the coast conservation and coastal management department at maligawatta on the 6th of january. The colombo port city project which was a popular headline during the previous regime still remains to be a topic of discussion. Spanning 269 hectares of reclaimed land from the sea, port city colombo will be south asias premiere residential, retail and business destination, offering unmatched planned city living along the warm waters of the indian ocean. The latest addition to the long resume of governments development projects is the colombo port city development project. An environmental impact statement eis is a comprehensive document that reports the findings of the eia and now often required by law before a new project can proceed. Shopping areas, water sports area, mini golf course, hotels, apartments, recreation areas, marinas and a formula one driving track are only few of the luxuries that will be available once the project is completed. According to the supplementary environmental impact assessment seia report of the colombo port city cpc development project, the presidential secretariat will command the most prominent views of the cpc. The summary environmental impact assessment is a document of the borrower. Environmental impact assessment eia procedure in sri lanka. Once completed, this largely private development will completely transform colombo, adding 233 hectares around 2.
Policy development planning v guides good decisions field work v for data collection. Environmental report clears colombo port city tuesday, 5 january 2016 00. The location where the port city is to be constructed is where there will be a natural accumulation of sand south of the breakwater around 1. Report and recommendation of the president to the board of. Cecb seia report proposed colombo port city development project december. The second eia was for the development phase analyzing the impact on the environment of the new activities within the port.
Even though emission free modes of transportation are promoted within the port city, still there would be a considerable increase in emission in the others areas. Colombo port city, a brand new large scale land reclamation and city development project. The report notes many flaws and deficiencies in the seia such as the absence of strategies for mitigating climate change impacts, lack of consideration of the loss of. Project port city colombo, sri lanka linkedin slideshare. The colombo city port is a planned city in colombo which is meant to be built on reclaimed land next to the galle face green, an ocean side urban park located beside the financial and business district of colombo. A period of 30 days was given to the general public to submit their comments on the eia report on the colombo port city. The total quantity of rock materials needed to reclaim the sea is 3. Introduction the project port city is the largest foreign funded investment in sri lanka. The first phase of the port was opened on 18 november 2010, with the first ceremonial berthing of the naval ship jetliner to use the port facilities. The eia report prepared in 1994 was referred to the cea for its approval, which.
Abstract the colombo port city project is one of the. Deputy solicitor general arjuna obeysekara appearing for the attorney general further told court of appeal that the supplementary eia report will be. Final report english pdf annex v pdf annex without aia pdf annex aia pdf admin. Further it is no secret now that this colombo port city project is causing serious environmental problems due to the extraction of rocks and mining of sand from the sea. Proposed colombo port south harbor development project environmental assessment report prepared by the sri lanka ports authority for the asian development bank adb. Further it is no secret now that this colombo port city project is causing serious environmental problems due to the. Colombo port city project blogs, comments and archive news on. Summary environmental impact assessment project number. The company established an environmental impact assessment eia special team to conduct. Efl has compiled a report detailing its comments on the supplementary impact assessment for the proposed port city project. The summary environmental impact assessment report was circulated to the asian development bank adb board of directors on 12 july 2006.
This article attempts to clarify various allegations made, based solely on the environmental report, while the writers comments are given at the end. Environmental impact assessment eia procedure in sri lanka details. I would like to know what are the public transportation system proposed to the port city and how it is going to integrate with the greater colombo. The metro colombo solid waste management project plans to solve the capital citys escalating waste mismanagement problem, which culminated in the disaster at meethotamulla. Port city officials begin inspecting granite quarry sites views. Sri lanka has given high priority to economic development to raise the standard of living of its citizens.
Original agreement suspended following objections raised by india. The colombo port city project, which covers 233 hectares has been planned for two stages and will be completed in eight years. Colombo port city, the biggest and most controversial infrastructure project in sri lankas history, is either the staging ground for china. Neither of these occurs with the port city project as demonstrated in numerous modeling studies carried out as described above for the colombo south port eia, the port city eia of 2011 and this seia. The colombo port city and its kick off has been a long story. So this is an eia that has never been done before because most of the information. The attorney general yesterday court that the authorities have prepared a supplementary environment impact assessment eia report over acquiring of additional lands for the colombo port city project. Chinabuilt colombo port city completes land reclamation duration. Some may argue that the first plans for this project goes back to 2002.
The hambantota port also known as the magampura mahinda rajapaksa port is a maritime port in hambantota, sri lanka. The uma oya multipurpose development project uomdp in sri lanka has been under the eagle eye not only of local environmental organizations but also the general public. The total land area for the project is 233 hectares and that area will totally be reclaimed from the sea. The colombo port city development project groundviews. Bandara and others published issues related to transport sector environmental impact assesments eia experience in sri lanka find, read and cite all the research. It is situated in colombo, sri lanka where the former port city was planned and is to be built on reclaimed land adjacent to the galle face green.
The colombo port citys second eia of 2017 unlike the previously conducted seia that attracted 220 written responses, evoked only 2 responses i. Colombo port city project latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. The front of the secretariat building will have an uninterrupted view of the grand ceremonial boulevard of colombo port city, the. Eia report on the environmental impact of the colombo port city with all due respect you are tryibg to be a pig in the middle. A new agreement between a chinese construction company.
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