In a country where Health Ministers and other VVIPs can afford to go to Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore for heart surgeries, I am writing this article on the bed no: 31 of the 71st ward of the Cardiology Unit of Colombo National Hospital (CNH). Doctors and nurses are engaged in a struggle against time to save the lives of patients as I write.
In a bid to prepare for a possible drinking water shortage in Colombo due to hot weather and increasing development projects, an additional 50,000 cubic meters of water will be added to Colombo’s water supply soon, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board said yesterday. Speaking to t
The Medical Officer of Health (MOH) Office of Wattala and the Health Department of the Wattala-Mabole Urban Council jointly conducted a food raid within the Urban Council area in which a large number of food items unsuitable for human consumption was destroyed. Medical Officer of Health Dr L
Residents of Vihara Mawatha in Bellanwila, off Dehiwala- Maharagama Main Road expressed concern about the neglect of maintenance of sewers and the stormwater drains. They said the side drains obstructed with garbage prevented the free flow of water creating an ideal place for mosquitoes to breed. They said that th
The water of the Kelani River is becoming increasingly polluted due to the non-implementation of regulations by the authorities and non-regulation of human activities harmful to the environment, an audit carried out by the Environmental Audit Unit of the Auditor General’s Department has revealed. The Kelani River
The Light of Asia Foundation which proposed the concept of Sakya Kingdom (Sakya Janapadaya) at Piliyandala commented on the current state of affairs of the project in response to the article published on last Monday’s Metro Page titled “Sakya Janapadaya”, a colossal waste of money. The following is the statement is
Colombo Mayoress Rosy Senanayake has instructed relevant authorities to enforce the law strictly on those who dispose garbage on roads, canals and drains in the municipality, CMC sources said. She has made these remarks at the third round of meeting which was held at the Colombo Municipal Council Hall to review the progress of maintaining cleanliness in the city in line with President Gotabaya
Traditional Fisher folk in the coastal belt from Mount Lavinia to Moratu-Modara are in a predicament due to a series of issues that hampered their profession. They said they had met the requirement of fish in the Western province and that had earned the repute as suppliers of fresh fish since long. Fishermen said that hundreds of families for generations depended on
Colombo Airport- Ratmalana which is considered as the oldest international airport in the country has covered about 28, 000 flights in the last year and the country which obtained highest flight service was India, Chief Airport Manager - Colombo Airport, Ratmalana, Aruna Rajapaksha said. He said
More than 60 percent of Colombo’s population are from low-income families, Colombo Mayor Rosy Senanayake said. “The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) has an immense responsibility to look after them, especially the women and children,” she said. The Mayor said this at a programme organised by the CMC and the Search For Common Ground (SFCG) Corporation to provide Community Leader Identity Cards to Community leaders. She said these underprivile
Residents of the Dehiwala and Mount Lavinia areas and traders complain that the Galle Road in Dehiwala has turned into a bottleneck where the southbound flow of traffic on the Marine Drive and R.A. De Mel Mawatha (Duplication Road) converge. They poin
The Deputy Director of the Dehiwala Zoological Gardens, Anoma Priyadarshani, said that visitors who desired to feed the animals in the zoo had been provided with the facility to feed animals by purchasing the required varieties of food inside the Zoo through a systematic method this year. This move was taken to prevent in
Residents of several areas along the Panadura – Newdawa road stressed the urgent need to widen the road beyond Eluvila junction. They pointed out that the road built more than 100 years ago running through an area of dense population had not been improved since its inception and that the families living along the road were constantly faced with the danger of meeting with accidents due to the e
In compliance with the concept of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on cleaning up garbage in cities across the island, the Ja-Ela city and its approaching roads were cleaned up recently. The clean up project was launched by the Community Police Unit of Ja-Ela under the guidance of the OIC of the Ja-Ela Police, Inspector Nissanka Silva. Under the project, both sides
A report issued by the Environmental Audit Section of the Auditor General’s Department said major repercussions would occur if surgical waste disposed of hospitals and health institutes were not properly disposed of. The report said that mo
The Colombo Port is large in South Asia, and the challenge now was sustaining the momentum, and elevate it to the next level as a trading and logistics hub, the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Sri Lanka (AHK Sri Lanka) said. Chief Delegate Andre
The fitness centre which was opened at the public market in Ja-Ela with the intention of providing fitness facilities to the younger generation in the area had been abandoned today and has become a safe haven for unscrupulous activities, residents complained. The facility was constructed by the Ja-Ela Urban Council at a cost of Rs.3 million received from the Western Provincial Council as funding. This fitness centre which was declared open sev
During a food raid carried out by the Ja-Ela Urban Council aiming the festive season, five businessmen who had stored and sold food items unsuitable for consumption were charged before the Welisara Magistrate while 13 others were issued severe warnings. On receiving complaints fro
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