MR explains CMC authority move

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President Mahinda Rajapaksa today said that the government is not intending to convert the Colombo Municipal Council and the Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council into an authority but are looking at means to make the administrative structure of those local bodies more efficient like in Delhi, while there would be an elected body as well.

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Wimal_Madawansa Thursday, 13 January 2011 08:56 AM

What a great initiative.The other countries too will follow you.

local boy Thursday, 13 January 2011 09:06 AM

why delhi? we need things like Singapore

Fairose Thursday, 13 January 2011 09:12 AM

Mr.President, do you mean to say, the other Municipal and urban councils are more efficient?

wara Thursday, 13 January 2011 09:26 AM

EXACTLY !!!!

nala3 Thursday, 13 January 2011 04:52 PM

What about your home grown solutions for our problems?

citizen1 Thursday, 13 January 2011 05:23 PM

Good joke!

Ghandi Thursday, 13 January 2011 10:06 AM

Please don't even think of making like Delhi, they made a mockery of things when organizing the recently held Commonwealth Games.

Roshan Thursday, 13 January 2011 10:25 AM

This corrupted Dehiwela MC should scrapped, this council has no consistency , even the building plans are approved in adhoc manner. Some are allowed to raise more than 5 floors were as others are not allowed go beyond 4.

loku aiya Thursday, 13 January 2011 10:41 AM

efficiency?! - then firstly the executive presidency and the parliamentary system should be changed.

rathnasiri Thursday, 13 January 2011 10:48 AM

Yes, everyone talk that we want to become like Singapore Malaysia.. It is very good indeed..! But the question is does any one want to follow the laws like in those counties..?

rathnasiri Thursday, 13 January 2011 10:52 AM

In Singapore, NO STRICKS ARE ALLOWED: NO POLITICS IN UNIVERSITIES: EVERY CITIZEN MUST COMPLETE THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING: FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS LIMITED: EVERY MEDIA HOUSE MUST RENEW LICENSES EVERY YEAR: NO OPPOSITION PARTY OR LEADER ..! How nice...!!!

noxurs Thursday, 13 January 2011 10:19 PM

Of course RANIL Wicks too should get the credit for achieving
this level of EFFICIENCY!!!!

chris silva Friday, 14 January 2011 12:13 PM

Um..Delhi ? Commonwealth Games Delhi ?

rathnasiri Thursday, 13 January 2011 11:27 AM

Singapore or Malaysia did not develop with human right.. Lee Kwan Yew and Dr.Mahathir were kind of DICTATORS in both countries..! But they had a vision for the nation..! They turned that vision in to realities.. See now those counties...! Let MR to do the same..!

R.Dias Thursday, 13 January 2011 12:13 PM

do you think with the proposed Authority will approve a House plan within 6 months....... kotiya maaru unata pulli wenas wenne naha

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