saraprobe
05-17-2007, 12:09 AM
Filling of waste water disposal lands in Colombo city cause floods
Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation says that 300 acres out of 1,000 acres of land allocated for waste water disposal have been filled with garbage by the Colombo Municipal Council causing floods in the city even after few millimeters of rain.
The Chairman of the Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation Somaweera Chandrasiri said that the government recently repaired the major drainage systems with foreign aids and Treasury funds. A 40 kilo meter system of canals and bunds to manage the floods has also been constructed, he said.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of the Colombo Municipal Council Jayantha Liyanage said that the land provided by the government to the citizens will have to be re-taken over to prepare a sustainable plan to avoid the floods in the capital city. He said that the golf course in Rajagiriya has been already identified as a land that will have to be taken over .
http://www.colombopage.com/archive_07/May16140919SL.html
Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation says that 300 acres out of 1,000 acres of land allocated for waste water disposal have been filled with garbage by the Colombo Municipal Council causing floods in the city even after few millimeters of rain.
The Chairman of the Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation Somaweera Chandrasiri said that the government recently repaired the major drainage systems with foreign aids and Treasury funds. A 40 kilo meter system of canals and bunds to manage the floods has also been constructed, he said.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of the Colombo Municipal Council Jayantha Liyanage said that the land provided by the government to the citizens will have to be re-taken over to prepare a sustainable plan to avoid the floods in the capital city. He said that the golf course in Rajagiriya has been already identified as a land that will have to be taken over .
http://www.colombopage.com/archive_07/May16140919SL.html