Caving in due to bad sewerage line

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Administrator Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) Omar Kamil said a short while ago that the inability of the city sewerage line to take up the heavy load is the likely cause for the caving in of Galle Road this afternoon. He assured that the system will be reconstructed soon. The traffic along the road was restricted by the city traffic police. (YP,SD)

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TMA Wednesday, 22 December 2010 10:29 AM

This shows the inability and failure of our country

TDDC Wednesday, 22 December 2010 11:37 AM

City sewer system have failed. Suba Anagathyak!

cdj Wednesday, 22 December 2010 11:37 AM

opsssssssssss................how many times it happens??Few days ago there was some repairs ....nowit again..

TomSamusa Wednesday, 22 December 2010 12:23 PM

The city of colombo is nothing but a cess pool waiting to implode like rest of the island.

Jumbo Wednesday, 22 December 2010 12:56 PM

Does that mean that the CMC has admitted the the raw sewerage is seeping out of the sewerage pipes. A very dangerous situation.

Narayan Wednesday, 22 December 2010 01:10 PM

We still run on the old system built by the British rulers and our own rulers have no time to think about these serious developments. Transportation infrastructure is a key element of the development of a nation and it should be addressed property.

Vijayan Wednesday, 22 December 2010 01:16 PM

This is the brgining, lot more to come. Be prepared.

ibog Wednesday, 22 December 2010 02:39 PM

shall we place a fly over there... this will solve the problem !!

shanthi Thursday, 23 December 2010 03:41 AM

their thoughts are always on to bring down the tax on vehicles and to demolish properties to put new roads without attending to the important matters , if srilankan engineers cant find a solution they can always seek the foreign countries and finish this off once and for all than spending millions every other year, whose money ?

Cynic Thursday, 23 December 2010 04:09 AM

This is like the beggar's wound. Slip shod jobs leads to more more jobs and and of course. commissions.

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