Government welfare Environment Not coming under Samurdhi 01 Fertilizer relief 02 Government grants 01 Digging of lands 01 Air pollution 01 the 15 purview Total 748 A complaint settled by mediation Water   Consumers’   Association of Tissawewa lodging a complaint with the regional office stated that around 25000 families who use water of the Tissawewa for drinking purposes faced a serious difficulty due to contamination of water as result of bathing and washing of vehicles by a large number of pilgrims in Tissawewa. The complaint also pointed out that even though the Water Board, Irrigation office, traffic unit of Anuradhapura police and the Municipal Council of Anuradhapura were informed of this crisis, the villagers had not been provided a solution for this issue. The regional office called reports from the respective parties and carried out several ground inspections and now the respondent parties have informed that two officers of the Mahaweli Security division have been deployed on round the clock duty to prevent pollutant matter being dumped into the lake and a separate place has been arranged for pilgrims to bath. The Irrigation officers of Anuradhapura clarifying the matter further stated that since bathing in Tisswewa has been a custom of pilgrims for ages it would be difficult to suddenly put a stop to that practice and a proper work plan needed to be introduced gradually to settle the matter. 58