SRI LANKA - Ministry of Finance and Planning
SRI LANKA - Ministry of Finance and Planning
SRI LANKA - Ministry of Finance and Planning
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Summary <strong>of</strong> Sector Policies, Strategies <strong>and</strong> Targets<br />
Issue Strategy Indicator<br />
Present<br />
Situation<br />
(At the end<br />
<strong>of</strong> 2010)<br />
Medium<br />
Term Target<br />
(At the end<br />
<strong>of</strong> 2015)<br />
2020 Target<br />
Deforestation<br />
Replanting the all types<br />
<strong>of</strong> forests ensuring their<br />
biodiversity by using<br />
environmental pioneer<br />
brigades<br />
Percentage<br />
<strong>of</strong> the forest<br />
coverage <strong>of</strong> total<br />
l<strong>and</strong> area<br />
23<br />
(ha1.055mn.)<br />
28<br />
(ha1.28mn.)<br />
35<br />
(ha. 1.65 mn.)<br />
Human Elephant<br />
Conflict<br />
Increasing the protected<br />
areas <strong>and</strong> opening the<br />
elephant corridors under<br />
wildlife conservation<br />
Percentage <strong>of</strong><br />
the protected<br />
areas <strong>of</strong> the total<br />
l<strong>and</strong> area<br />
14<br />
(ha 0.64 mn.)<br />
20<br />
(ha 0.91 mn.)<br />
25<br />
(ha 1.14 mn.)<br />
Increasing Trend<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Solid Waste<br />
Generation<br />
Collecting, recycling,<br />
composting <strong>and</strong> sanitary<br />
l<strong>and</strong> filling with waste<br />
Total waste<br />
collection per day<br />
2900 Mt. 6000 Mt. 8000 Mt.<br />
Increasing Trend<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Plastic <strong>and</strong><br />
Polythene Waste<br />
Generation<br />
Collecting & recycling,<br />
awareness creation <strong>and</strong><br />
implementation <strong>of</strong> tax<br />
<strong>and</strong> tariff to discourage<br />
import <strong>of</strong> virgin plastics<br />
Total plastic<br />
waste collection<br />
per day<br />
Value <strong>of</strong> imports<br />
<strong>of</strong> plastic <strong>and</strong><br />
polythene per<br />
annum<br />
7200 Mt.<br />
Rs. 25 bn.<br />
9000 Mt.<br />
Rs. 20 bn.<br />
15,000 Mt.<br />
Rs. 15 bn.<br />
Air Pollution<br />
Caused by Fuel<br />
Emissions<br />
Undertaking road side<br />
emission testing<br />
Annual averages<br />
<strong>of</strong> particulate<br />
matter less than<br />
10 micrometers<br />
64 (µg/m3) 40 (µg/m3) 30(µg/m3)<br />
Ground Level<br />
Water Pollution<br />
Soil Erosion<br />
Ensuring the ambient<br />
water quality st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />
in sources <strong>of</strong> drinking<br />
water<br />
Conserving ecologically<br />
sensitive forest areas,<br />
catchment areas <strong>and</strong><br />
hilltops<br />
Proportion <strong>of</strong><br />
population using<br />
an improved<br />
among drinking<br />
water (%)<br />
Soil erosion in<br />
the hilly regions<br />
<strong>of</strong> the country<br />
84 90 100<br />
100<br />
(Tonnes/ha<br />
/year)<br />
60<br />
(Tonnes/ha/<br />
year)<br />
0<br />
(Tonnes/ha/<br />
year)<br />
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