Litro Gas partners MEPA for National Beach Cleaning Program 2015

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President Maithripala Sirisena and Minister of Megapolis and Western Development Champika Ranawaka at the main event held recently at Galle Face

Litro Gas, the largest importer and market leader of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in Sri Lanka, recently stepped up as a key sponsor for the National Beach Cleaning Program organised by the Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) which comes under the purview of the Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment.

Held annually the program is initiated island-wide with a motive to keep the beaches clean and healthy for generations to come. Kick started on 19 September across the Western Province this social responsible activity concluded with the Southern Province on 23 September covering Kalutara, Colombo, Gampaha, Puttalam, Manner, Kilinochchi, Jaffna, Mulativ, Trincomalee, Baticialo, Ampara, Hambanthota, Matara and Galle. Litro Gas Lanka Ltd. Executive Chairman Shalila Moonesinghe said, “We are delighted to partner with MEPA on this drive to cleanup beaches across the island. This is yet another initiative in our corporate social responsibility agenda to contribute to the betterment of the society in meaningful ways. Litro Gas is an organisation which is committed and concerned about the Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) of all stake holders and the country.”

Some of the beaches are polluted with glass, plastic bags, bottles, coconut shells, torn shoes among many others. These trash is not only causing a serious threat to the general health of those living near the beaches, as it provides a breeding ground for mosquitoes carrying the dengue virus and other diseases, but also to the life at sea as they can easily mistake that trash for a certain food source.

On the other hand with Sri Lanka increasingly being seen as a tourist destination with many visiting for a beach holiday, it’s the responsibility of the public, private companies and the government to ensure that its litter free.

Litro Gas is no stranger to such initiatives as its regional teams of staffs and distributors have actively taken participation in regional programs held in Puttalam, Jaffna, Trincomalee and Galle districts organised by the MEPA.

MEPA is the foremost authority in the country to prevent, control and manage marine pollution through effective enforcement of regulations, implementation of concerned International conventions, coordination and mobilisation of stakeholder and other resources, and has created sustainable private-public partnerships to achieve its mission of ‘a pollution free marine environment around Sri Lanka for the sustainable national development and the wellbeing of its people and the economy by the year 2020’.

Litro Gas Lanka Ltd. (LGLL) is the leader in marketing and selling LPG in Sri Lanka along with its associate company Litro Gas Terminal Lanka Ltd. The company is the owner of the brand ‘Litro Gas’ which serves the customers through 4,700 points of sale island-wide. Litro Gas has a reputation for the strict implementation of safety standards and is considered as an important cornerstone in its company strategy.