World Bank expert says Improved flood management required for Colombo to prosper

And its residents to have good living conditions

• Infrastructure needs a network of pumping stations, canal bank protection, and drainage tunnels

World Bank’s Lead Agriculture Specialist Andrew Goodland said, that for Colombo to continue to prosper and provide good living conditions for its residents requires improved management of floods.   

• The completion of over 20 sub-projects to improve the drainage capacity and canals to reduce risks of localised flooding;  
• Building and rehabilitating approximately 45 kilometres of roads including improving the Galle and Duplication Roads;  
• Designed and opened Colombo’s first urban wetland park at Beddegana and securing legal protection of the remaining wetlands in the Colombo Metropolitan Area and making Colombo the first South Asian Ramsar accredited wetland city;  
• Ten on-going sub-projects to be completed in the coming months, which include large pumping stations; Ambatale, North Lock, and St Sebastian South and this tunnel contract.