PEOPLE FIRST

From this year, the SriLankan authorities will strictly enforcelaws relating to air, land and sea to protect the island's environment. Accordingto the director general of the CentralEnvironment Authority (CEA), V U Ratnayake, the health of the people shouldtake precedence. The government has made it mandatoryfor industries to set up pollution-free "environmentinfrastructure in accordance with CEA guidelines".