Over to you Mayor Dehiwela-Mt. Lavinia MC

We are reluctantly compelled to bring to your notice regarding the unauthorised dumping of garbage at the entrance of the First Lane Off Waidya Road, Dehiwela by the residents around the area and many who come in vehicles from other places and made this a major dumping ground.

This has caused a serious health hazard to residents living close due to flies and the bad stench emitted and very often when the garbage collectors do not come the garbage piles up and is strewn by stray cats, dogs, cattle, crows etc.

This causes a major part of the garbage to fall in to the main drain thereby blocking and causing stagnation making it an ideal breeding ground for mosquitoes.

DISGUSTED RESIDENTS

Thank you Mayor Moratuwa MC

Mr. Mayor and the authorities of the Municipal Council Moratuwa, thank you very much for your prompt action regarding the correction of the erroneous spelling on the name-board at the entrance to the Holy Emmanuel Church Road, Idama.

You are praiseworthy indeed!

C. MOHANLAL DE MEL – Moratuwa

Over to you Chief Minister of WPC and Chairman Panadura UC

This is with reference to the news item which appeared in the Daily News of 27.04.2007, under the caption ‘Panadura road revamp programme launched. Yet no action has been so far taken to repair the roads.

Most of the roads in the Panadura town which are supposed to be maintained by the Panadura Urban Council are in a parlous state especially with pools of water forming during rainy days causing much inconvenience to the motorists and residents. Moreover there is no proper surface drainage system.

I wish to draw the attention of the Chief Minister of the Western Provincial Council and request him to intervene and ensure that the repairs are attended to, by the Urban Council to the damaged roads without delay or in the alternative that steps be taken to have them duly repaired by thy Provincial RDA.

H. W. GOONESEKERA – Panadura

Over to you Chairman Ja-ela PS

On Wednesday, July 4th issue of the Daily News carried a picture of the re-naming ceremony of Gamameda Para to Rev. Father Ernest Poruthota Mawatha.

It however appears that he, the Chairman and the officials of the Ja-ela Pradeshiya Sabha had not checked the nameboard for possible errors, resulting in a serious error which I hope Fr. Poruthota will not take amiss. The name of Fr. Poruthota is Ernest and not Arnest as appearing on the nameboard.

I consider this as an avoidable error if at least a last minute check was done.

The error has been done and it is left to the Ja-ela PS to rectify the error without causing embarrassment to the genial priest.

J. I. ROSAIRO – Kandana

Over to you Chairman Water Board and Chairman RDA

We, the residents of Maligatenna wish to bring a few facts to your attention and forthwith redress.

There is a main stock water tank erected at Maligatenna by the relevant Water Board where there is a huge pipeline laid in order to supply water to the suburbs which is badly maintained and caused damages to the entire road.

This road has not been repaired for about one year but even though complaints have been made to the relevant officers, all complaints have been to no avail.

There are nearly 500 residents using the same road daily facing severe hardship.

We hope that the authorities will take action to repair the road to avoid more inconveniences to the public.

A. SURENDRA - Kadugannawa

Over to you Mayor Colombo MC

I have been complaining about the blocked drains on Guildford Crescent and Rajakeeya Mawatha, Colombo 7 to the Municipal Commissioner, the Deputy Municipal Commissioner, the engineer at the District 3 Gamini Goonasekera for a very long time. All these people have been contacted with little success of any work being done.

Both drains are open drains to start with and then become closed drains. The open drains are supposed to be cleaned by a private company but they are never cleaned. Our rates are exceedingly high. But we have to get our gardeners to clean the open drains.

The closed drains are blocked because of all the silt and garbage. The slightest rain floods our homes and gardens. A lot of valuable equipment has been damaged as a result.

We have all come down with Chikungunya and Dengue fever. In this neighbourhood almost everyone has had dengue fever repeatedly and a child has died at Guildford Crescent, due to dengue fever.

Engineer Gooneskera when last contacted said he has no resources to clean these drains and for me to tell the Mayor that he is like a soldier going to war with no weapons. He says he does not have the equipment to clean the closed drains. What is the council doing with our rates money then? I would really appreciate if we could have these two municipal drains cleaned.

C. H. de SARAM - Colombo 7