Cashew galore at Colombo Port kitchen even amid crisis

It has been revealed that half of the money allocated for food at the Colombo Port is spent on cashews.

Accordingly, Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation Nimal Siripala de Silva, who inspected the Colombo Port Kitchen, instructed the officers of therein today (16) to add other substitute foods to their meals instead of cashews.

It has also been revealed that a meal at the Colombo Port costs around Rs. 450 and also the Colombo Port Kitchen will cater to 5,000 employees for lunch and 3,500 employees for dinner.

Employees have informed the minister that there was no chef in the kitchen. Later the Minister instructed to recruit a suitable person to fill the vacancy immediately. (Sujith Hewajulige)