The Forum on Disarmament and Development
(FDD) requests the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) to make the City of Colombo
accessible for the disabled community, elderly community, baby strollers and
others; work towards a zero stray dog population within the city of Colombo and
setting up a dog village for stray dogs (a draft proposal presented); amend
municipal laws relating to dogs and other animals including dog registration
fee and penalties; work towards a plastic and polyethylene free city
status and the use of renewable energy to power the CMC and the
city in the year 2020.
The FDD anticipates that such
move will help the City of Colombo become the first accessible city with a
‘greener-city status’, not only in Sri Lanka, but also within the South Asian
region. The steps taken by the state to achieve this target, could be
replicated in other cities in the country and the region. Overall, this
will help Sri Lanka achieve several SDGs and support climate change initiatives. Further,
the FDD encourages the CMC to participate in the 16th International Conference
on Mobility and Transport for Elderly and Disabled Person known as TRANSED, which
will be held in the USA in 2021. The FDD hopes that Sri Lanka will be able to
share its success story with the international community during the conference,
having achieved the above.
The letter and draft proposal has
been handed over to the offices of the Mayor and Commissioner of the CMC, the
President and Minister for Local Government and Provincial Councils.
Enter the link below to download the report.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-WEUta9eiyd-GqetP3-eBji3TNECdM1H/view?usp=sharing
Enter the link below to download the report.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-WEUta9eiyd-GqetP3-eBji3TNECdM1H/view?usp=sharing
