| Inaugural Session |
| 9:00 -9:30 |
Registration |
| 9:30 -9:45 |
Opening Ceremony |
Lightning of Oil Lamp
National Anthem |
| 9:45 -9:55 |
Welcome Remark |
Charitha Hearth, Chairman
Central Environmental Authority, Sri Lanka |
| 9:55 -10:05 |
Welcome Remark |
Ministry of Environment, Japan |
| 10:05 -10:15 |
Address by the Secretary |
Ministry of Environment, Sri Lanka |
| 10:15 -10:45 |
Keynote Address
The State of Water Environment and its Management in Asian Countries and WEPA
 (678KB) |
Dr. Mitsumasa Okada, Professor, Open University of Japan;
Chair of WEPA Advisory Board |
| 10:45 -11:30 |
Coffee Break and Group Photo |
| Session 1: The State of Water Environment and its Management |
| 11:30 -12:00 |
Water Environment Management in Sri Lanka and Role of the Central Environmental Authority
(736KB) |
Mrs. Ramani Ellepola, Director General, CEA |
| 12:00 -12:30 |
Domestic Wastewater Management in Sri Lanka
(3,230KB) |
Mr. G.A. Kumararathna, Additional General Manager (Sewerage)
National Water Supply & Drainage Board |
| 12:30 -13:00 |
Water Environment Management in Japan
(1,351KB) |
Mr. Tadashi Kitamura, Director, Water Environment Division,
Environmental Management Bureau,
Ministry of the Environment, Japan |
| 13:30 -14:00 |
Lunch Break |
| Session 2: Industrial Wastewater Management |
| 14:00 -14:30 |
Industrial Wastewater Management in Japan
(735KB) |
Mr. Takatoshi Wako, Deputy Director, Water Environment Division, Environmental Management Bureau,
Ministry of the Environment, Japan |
| 14:30 -15:00 |
Role of the CEA in Industrial Wastewater Management
(5,711KB) |
Mr. K H Muthukuda Arachchi, Deputy Director General, CEA |
| 15:00 -15:30 |
Environmental Responsibility and Constrains in Pollution Control for Industrial Sector
(411KB) |
Mr. W.T.H. Ruchira Withana, Director,
Ministry of Industrial Development |
| 15:30 -16:00 |
Reviewing of effluent discharge standards in Sri Lanka
(322KB) |
Dr. Mahesh Jayaweera, Senior Lecturer,
University of Moratuwa |
| 16:00 -16:15 |
Coffee Break |
| Discussion Session |
| 16:15 -17:30 |
How Industrial Wastewater Management should be strengthened in Sri Lanka |
| 17:30 -17:35 |
Closing Remarks |
| 18:00 -On wards |
Dinner |
