Sri Lanka, March 24 -- The Jaffna Municipal Council has submitted a report to the Court of Appeal outlining the measures taken and those planned to reduce air pollution in the Jaffna Peninsula.

The report was presented when a petition filed by Dr. Uma Sukhi Nadarajah, a medical practitioner in Jaffna was taken up, requesting that a proper program be implemented to minimize air pollution in Jaffna.

The petition was taken up today (24) before a bench comprising Justice Rohantha Abeysuriya, the President of the Court of Appeal and Justice Priyantha Fernando,

After reviewing the report, the bench instructed the respondents named in the petition-including the Central Environmental Authority and the Minister of Environment-to provide the nec...