Committee to probe flooding

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A special committee headed by Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa and inclusive of Party leaders will be appointed to look into the flooding of Parliament and steps to be taken to prevent it in the future.

Informed sources said that specialists in the relevant fields are to be contacted regarding the matter.

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Comments - 48

Mohamed Tuesday, 16 November 2010 04:07 PM

Better build a New Parliament elsewhere & convert this present parliament to a Multi-million dollar Gaming Casino/gaming room complex with all the modern Hi-tech facilities.

Bigsam Tuesday, 16 November 2010 11:29 AM

Fully behind you jag. I have seen recent reports about the attendence in parliament for key debates, which is pathetic. No one will miss a thing if the whole house sinks in!

ramfer Tuesday, 16 November 2010 11:30 AM

That's what happens when you build new structures in the middle of lake in rain prone country.

obama laden Tuesday, 16 November 2010 11:33 AM

Please appoint a committee to probe what are these committes are doing currently. Srilanka lanka land of committee....sin

Ravy Tuesday, 16 November 2010 11:34 AM

Nice question Ajith.
Is the committee going to be headed by the learned members that profited from the sale of Muthurajawela and Bellanwila marshlands?

Smart Aleck Tuesday, 16 November 2010 11:41 AM

Don't worry, the plans are being made to shift the Parliament and the Capital to the Kingdom of Hambantota.

Ravy Tuesday, 16 November 2010 11:51 AM

Better even to move to Beliatta. While the Chinese are still around, they will build us a new one in no time.

Angoda Sene Tuesday, 16 November 2010 12:05 PM

Any Chinese or Indian judge in the committee?

gamini Tuesday, 16 November 2010 12:14 PM

So they are only concerned with the Parliament getting flooded and hell with rest of the country. No wonder this country is going backwards !!!!

Calistus Jayatilleke Tuesday, 16 November 2010 01:08 PM

Looks like they have got their priorities mixed up. The priority is to go into the reasons why Colombo city is getting flooded at this unprecedented level inconveniencing the general public which number thousands and not the Parliament building which does ot serve any purpose to the country except entertain and enrich a few useless MPs.

upul Tuesday, 16 November 2010 01:35 PM

This is the best comment so far. I remember a time when the road through Hambantota used to be impassable during the monsoon season.

palitha kulasinghe Tuesday, 16 November 2010 02:33 PM

we need more cannels and water retention areas ,existing cannels and water retention capacity is not enough.

asoka abeywardena Tuesday, 16 November 2010 11:21 AM

iF THEY SURVIVE ONLY WE SURVIVE SO, AT FIRST, STEPS HAS TO BE TAKEN ON THEIR SAFETY. DEAR MR. PRESIDENT WE SRI LANKANS LOVE YOU.

Citizen Silva Tuesday, 16 November 2010 04:13 PM

I think Ranil takes the cake for appointing commissions which no one knows as to what they did.

Citizen Silva Tuesday, 16 November 2010 04:14 PM

Call the Suddhas. They did a great job when they ruled Sri Lanka.

kumar Tuesday, 16 November 2010 10:50 PM

But we have the fastest growing eceonomy and 1541 new projects to be handed over to the people this week! What is your problem?!

Anver Wednesday, 17 November 2010 12:20 AM

and let it drown in another Tsunami soon....

abc Wednesday, 17 November 2010 12:46 AM

why no committee to see other areas flooding are we animals, and only parlimantarians are human beings.

peter Wednesday, 17 November 2010 01:55 AM

ANOTHER MERVYN COMMITTE RAIN IS INNOCENT

dpl Wednesday, 17 November 2010 03:43 AM

hambantota is the capital to srilanka chaina wants..india?

yikes Wednesday, 17 November 2010 05:28 AM

guess the Brits (west) did their research well when they built the parliament so many decades ago. still functioning and never under water.

Saradial Wednesday, 17 November 2010 05:59 AM

No commitees required. You need to hold the elections properly and rule the country democraticaly. Then the nature will not get the revenge from the Parliament.

Ravana Wednesday, 17 November 2010 06:44 AM

There is a SOLUTION. Put Namal kumaraya in a boat and cast him out to sea !!

kali p Wednesday, 17 November 2010 12:41 PM

"if they survive, we survive?" haha... really?

Modawansa Tuesday, 16 November 2010 10:17 AM

Please ensure that the committee is not drAwn by the floods.

Ajith Tuesday, 16 November 2010 09:43 AM

Only to probe parliament flooding? what about other areas?

DHA Tuesday, 16 November 2010 09:44 AM

Same old story every time we sink.....!!!

Bluff Bluff Tuesday, 16 November 2010 09:49 AM

From time to time, they keep us entertained with their comics!

Concerned Tuesday, 16 November 2010 09:50 AM

The joke of the new millennium!

Naleen Pradeep Tuesday, 16 November 2010 09:52 AM

Of cos! we must protect these precious minds. What a Wonderful MPs we got..

shanthi Tuesday, 16 November 2010 09:54 AM

there is no flood infront the old parilment in fort , why not think of going there , better be in the old one rather than in the newone .

steve Tuesday, 16 November 2010 09:56 AM

First build the multi billion castle in the lake then setup a commission to look into the flooding?
Things done Sri Lankan way!

sam Tuesday, 16 November 2010 09:57 AM

Sri Lanka is going to break Guinness record appointing committees... hurah

nilanthie Tuesday, 16 November 2010 09:57 AM

Filling of flood retention areas aided by corrupt members of parliament?

shanthi Tuesday, 16 November 2010 10:01 AM

well said ,

W-wansage_modaputha Tuesday, 16 November 2010 10:07 AM

Have a strategy to ensure that the parliament sinks along with all the MP's.

jag Tuesday, 16 November 2010 09:36 AM

So? no comittee to look into why the 1000's of houses and roads in sri lanka are getting flooded??? No steps to prevent that?????

What a government we got!!!!!!!

jim jam Tuesday, 16 November 2010 10:18 AM

Better draw up plans to construct a new parliament building in Hambantota

Sarath Tuesday, 16 November 2010 10:22 AM

Hi, Man. You know , they all are for us. We voted. If they are They are there for us.

Sarath

Aliya Tuesday, 16 November 2010 10:24 AM

I thought only Ranil use the Committee System to resolve party matters of the Elephants.

Siri Lanka Tuesday, 16 November 2010 10:25 AM

I think the solution is to move the Parliament to Hambantota side...

Nalin Tuesday, 16 November 2010 10:34 AM

To hell with the rest of the country, as long as parliament gets a makeover that's all that matters. Ain't it?

Buddhi Dananjaya Tuesday, 16 November 2010 10:45 AM

අපිට ඉතින් හුලන් තමා...

Ane Anichchan Tuesday, 16 November 2010 10:56 AM

No end in appointing committees. In how many, so far we have been successful in implementing the recommendations of the committees in the past ?

Geriatrix Tuesday, 16 November 2010 11:09 AM

MY FOOT!!!

lankaputha Tuesday, 16 November 2010 11:13 AM

here are the final report.
reason for flooding :- Rain and active monsoon season.
Action :- Remove all the trees and make sure that we are always under some drought.

voter Tuesday, 16 November 2010 11:18 AM

What about the Crocodiles that would would have swim from the diyawannawa into the parliament??

Hillary Fernando Tuesday, 16 November 2010 11:18 AM

Why committy to stop flooding? Its a natural source of supplying MUD, to throw in side the parliment.

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