President Anura Kumara Dissanayake chaired a special discussion at the Presidential Secretariat on Thursday to review the 2026 action plan for the Clean Sri Lanka programme and assess progress from the previous year.
The President stressed that the initiative must move beyond being a state-driven programme, emphasising the need for community-based organisation and wider public participation.
“Projects proposed under the Clean Sri Lanka programme should be organised in ways that bring them closer to the people,” the President said, calling for broader engagement at the grassroots level.
The meeting reviewed achievements from the programme’s first year and discussed strategies for expanding its reach in 2026. Officials explored how to reposition Clean Sri Lanka as a community-centred effort rather than a purely government-directed undertaking.
Presidential Secretary Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, Senior Additional Secretary Russel Aponsu, and members of the Clean Sri Lanka Task Force attended the review.
Clean Sri Lanka is a flagship environmental and governance initiative launched after Dissanayake took office, aimed at improving public cleanliness, waste management, and civic discipline across the country.
