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20 Aug 2019 - 0 - 1802
The bus operational system and the maintenance system of the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) which was nationalised in 1956 were at a higher standard at the inception. Two main workshop were established at Werahera and Ja-Ela to rehabilitate and repair damaged buses as some of the bus depots lacked sufficient facilities to undertake the task. The workshop at Ekala was o
20 Aug 2019 - 0 - 352
Sri Lanka’s railway (SLR) sector is slated to embark on a modernization programme as the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation slated to make some key changes with the assistance of Asian Development Bank (ADB). The ADB has pledged assi
15 Aug 2019 - 0 - 1134
The coast and the shallow sea areas stretching from Wattala to Negombo have become one of the most polluted coastal belt in the country. This sea stretch has been polluted by garbage largely encompassing of polythene and plastics. We visited the area and talked to some of the community leaders and professionals in the area over the gravity of the plight. Ajith N
15 Aug 2019 - 0 - 395
Members of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) have got into a confrontation recently with regard to a contract that have been signed by the officials of the council during the time it was under a special commissioner in early 2018. As per the agreement, a private company had been given permission to fix all modern equipment including installing CCTV cameras and putting up LED bulbs in
15 Aug 2019 - 0 - 1068
The waste water drains in Quarry Road behind the Dehiwala Zoo have been in a dilapidated condition creating an eyesore in the area and a serious health hazard much to the anxiety of the residents of the area. The public pointed out that thousands of visitors to the Dehiwala Zoo, including school children were among those exposed to the health hazard. Residents of the
13 Aug 2019 - 0 - 686
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The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) has introduced a set of guidelines to be followed by all the food
06 Aug 2019 - 0 - 1092
Housed in an octagonal building structure with magnificent display walls is the sales centre of the Colombo Port City or the Colombo International Financial City
30 Jul 2019 - 0 - 1222
Turning a new chapter in the transport service in Sri Lanka, the Sri Lanka Land Development Corporation (SLLDC) under the Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development has taken steps to launch a luxury
27 Jul 2019 - 0 - 1164
They say only a woman can truly understand another woman’s pain. That’s why even when the journey of life takes a turn to the worst, a woman’s ability and the empathy to understand and help another woman cannot be suppressed. This inspirin
27 Jul 2019 - 0 - 319
The 19th instalment of the ‘Gamata Eliyak-Purapathi Mehewara’ (upgrading villages-mayoral mission) programme was launched by the Moratuwa Municipal Council in the Borupana area recently. Under this progra
27 Jul 2019 - 0 - 331
Embillawatta road off Dehiwala-Maharagama main road in Boralesgamuwa has been in a dilapidated state due to neglect of maintenance over a long period, while the people are facing hardship for want of other basic facilities. Residents of the ar
27 Jul 2019 - 0 - 214
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe declared open the newly constructed Home Affairs Ministry Complex at Elvitigala Mawatha in Narahenpita on Thursday. Ministers Vajira Abeywardena, P. Harrison, State M
23 Jul 2019 - 0 - 561
Motherhood means bearing any pain and obstacle for the betterment of the children. A mother would never hesitate to take up even the most difficult occupation, competing on par with men, so she can provide for the children. We saw such a brave mother, on top of the Karadiyana garbage mountain which expands over 20 acres. She is L.R.T. Wasanthi and she turns garbage into gold; the garbage which we dispose. The Karadiyana garbage mountain, which
23 Jul 2019 - 0 - 223
Sea erosion that had been causing much havoc in the Ratmalana area for several years without any attention on hundreds of affected families worsened this week, due to the stormy winds experienced at present.
23 Jul 2019 - 0 - 306
The digging ‘culture’ of the Water Board in the Colombo city except on main roads, are terrible. In case a main road is dug, a solid repair is done for fear of being questioned by the higher authority. All by-roads, lane
09 Jul 2019 - 0 - 778
Colombo City is to become the latest city in the world to introduce car-free Sunday under which selected roads in the city will be closed for traffic. However, these roads will not be deserted as they will come alive with a host of activities such as Music, a street market, yoga and exercising people. The Colombo Munici
09 Jul 2019 - 0 - 1092
The wildlife species which had made Muthurajawela Wetland their home are on the verge of becoming extinct due to man-made fires and other unscrupulous human activities in the wetland, experts warned. In the recent past, several in
09 Jul 2019 - 0 - 479
Fifteen families had been evacuated from the vicinity of the Karadiyana Garbage Dump due to a threat of the dump collapsing on its Southern edge, Western Province Waste Management Authority Director
02 Jul 2019 - 0 - 226
The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) refuted reports that the CMC was facing bankruptcy and said the Western Provincial Council (WPC) alone owes Rs.1.8 billion in stamp duties and court fine collections dating from the year 2017 and before. CMC officials s
02 Jul 2019 - 0 - 243
Residents of the area are living in constant fear of any possible danger of a Dengue epidemic due to the dilapidated waste water drains in the access road leading from Galle road to the highly populated Ratmalana irrigation housing scheme. They pointed out that
02 Jul 2019 - 0 - 539
The constructions of the Wattala Divisional Secretariat building at old Negombo Road in Wattala has been abandoned halfway for over a year. The construction began with the then Public Administration Minister Vajira Abeywardane laying the foundation stone for the building several years ago. The need to construct a
02 Jul 2019 - 0 - 803
The Urban Development Authority (UDA) has launched a project to draw multi-coloured stripes on the road outside the Panadura Railway Station with the intention of enhancing the outlook of the ro
20 Jun 2019 - 0 - 458
A further 160 hectares of land will be reclaimed from the sea from Kollupitiya to Dehiwala, Minister of Megapolis and Western Development Patali Champika Ranawaka told Parliament yesterday.
20 Jun 2019 - 0 - 484
The public market at Elakanda, Hendala, which was constructed by the Wattala Pradeshiya Sabha, has become a safe haven for drug addicts. The public market was constructed 18 yea
20 Jun 2019 - 0 - 521
The first stage of the reconstruction project of the bund of the Ja Ela Canal or Uruwal Oya costing Rs 26 Million had been now completed, the Chairman of the Ja Ela Urban Council Shammika Dias said.
20 Jun 2019 - 0 - 629
The lack of continuous power supply at the Kapuwatte Crematorium in Ja-Ela had caused severe inconvenience to people during funerals, residents said. “Grieving family members were being inconvenienced during the cremation process because there is no power generator at the crematorium,” they said. Residents said people had to wait for hours without being able to get the bodies cremated when there was no electricity.
13 Jun 2019 - 0 - 684
Illegal landfilling in barren paddy fields and marshlands along the E03 within the Ja-Ela Divisional Secretariat Division is escalated on a large scale. Illegal land-filling in barren paddy fields and marshlands along the E03 within the Ja-Ela Divisional Secretariat Division is on the rise on an alarming scale, environmentalists said. A long stretch of the
13 Jun 2019 - 0 - 445
The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) conducted a raid on a factory that was turning out lunch sheets breaching regulatory sizes at Kottawa Road, Miriswatte, Piliyandala. THE CEA officials seized a stock of 1
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