Beira Lake consists of a series of connected lakes created by a Portuguese engineer in 1554. The clean-up project has begun by way of dredging in the South-West Lake. According to the Sri Lankan Sunday Observer, Beira Lake pollution arises primarily from sewerage systems emptying into, and, to a lesser extent, from industrial discharges.

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