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Citizens Mail
I do hope that a program will be begun by the Government, and all
other relevant authorities to arrange to provide decent, clean toilets
for the use of the women population in Colombo and all over the country.
Once a woman leaves home, for her use and for the use of the local
and foreign tourist there are no clean toilets in most parts of the
country.
The inconvenience and hardships the female faces when the urge to
ease themselves comes up is unbearable and cannot be expressed in words.
Most toilets all over the country in public places, markets, hotels,
restaurants, bus stands, railway stations, and petrol sheds stink, smell
and are filthy and not suitable for human use and some toilets have no
doors and no water.
All the above mentioned locations can be made to provide decent clean
toilets with water to cater to the needs of the women population.
There are several women in the Cabinet, in Parliament, in Foreign
Service in the Government and Private sector holding important positions
and I do hope that someone who is public spirited will come forward and
initiate this very important scheme, not only for the benefit of all
women but for the entire population.
C Sameera Colombo 6
Unauthorized fish stalls have constructed by the fish vendors along
the way side of Galle Road in Beruwala UC area.
This has made an unnecessary traffic congestion as usual in the busy
hours of the day and paved to many road accidents too.
Most of these vendors evade the payable tax to the Beruwala UC and
they haven’t possessed any valid authority to carry on such stalls.
Besides these unruly fishermen exploit the consumers usually and sell
their stuff at exorbitant prices.
Sometimes they used to sell rotten fish, as there are no supervision
by the prescribed authorities.
And, many dried fish vendors also have set up their temporary cadjan
shed stalls along the way sides of Galle Road. Some others sell their
stuffs on parked mobile vans and landmasters.
All these people make very nuisance and hindrance to the public as
well as to the motorists, passing this area.
C M Kamburawela
After 10 years of unbroken installment payments, my life policy No.
6608327 matured on March 23, 2011. Since I had absolutely no intimation
of my maturity cheque/documents I called them on the 25th and they
requested me to call over at the Wellawatte Branch and collect my
papers, never for once apologizing for their silence or not posting same
on time. I took my ID and Bank statement immediately as I was in dire
need of cash.
I was then requested to give copies of ID and Bank statement and I
requested them to kindly oblige me with same but they simply refused and
told me to come back on Monday 28. I did as requested and they took over
my papers.
On the 31, I rang them and asked them the position of my payment. The
Wellawatta Branch asked me to check with the H/O and he told me that
Wellawatta Branch did not send the papers.
I wasted time and money once again. Days have passed.... no
cheque.... no money and the insurance company is silent! With a sackful
of promises for senior citizens like us.
If only I had my maturity money on time I could have made a good
investment on the stock-market. The treatment I now receive on maturity
of my policy is not what I received when my policy was in force
today..... I am a beggar in the eyes of this Insurance Company.
C M Jayasekera
Congratulations to Minister of Higher Education S.B. Dissanayake for
the bold decision taken to exterminate the nefarious ragging in the
universities. Let history remember his name that he was the only valiant
minister to do so under the reign of President Mahinda Rajapaksa sans
whose nod he would have not got down to it.
Ragging has been part of a university life and has been in simply
ways for the enjoyment of those who arrange it. But over decades it has
been turning worse and at length turned worst. Innocent village boys and
girls were subject to inhuman ragging and there has been suicides too
where physical pains inflicted were unable to bear. The mental agonies
of parents whose children undergo ragging were pathetic. Some talented
students are scared of entering universities.
There has been a hue and cry against ragging from all sections of
society and clergies too severely condemned it. But of what use? Even
ministers relevant to universities clamoured and but no one hammered.
Therefore, the incumbent minister deserves public laurels for the
positive steps he will be taking to put a stop for ragging forever
introducing stringent punishment including imprisonment.
At a time when foreign armies are eager to know how Sri Lanka
annihilated terrorism, university authorities too would like to find out
how ragging was excavated from its root itself.
Nazly Cassim - Colombo 13
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