City's first cycling track opens:

Pedal power at Torrington Square

A new cycling track at Torrington Square was opened for the public by Defence and Urban Development Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa on October 31.

The cycling track was a long felt need of both the young and old patronising the Torrington Square premises regularly.

The new track is yet another facility at Torrington Square to make it a 'must visit' place in the city for the health conscious and others. This is the first cycling track in the city.

Joining hands together with the Defence Ministry, Unilever Sri Lanka donated 25 bicycles and other amenities to facilitate a 'Rent-a-Bike' centre at the premises. The cycling booth will be maintained by the Colombo Cycling Club.

The Defence Secretary also launched a Face Book page and a website of the sponsoring company.

The public can reserve a bicycle in advance through this facility. Under the Torrington Square development programme, a walkway and a leisure area were built and are already popular with the Colombo population. Adjacent to Torrington Square, the newly opened shopping mall at Race Course allows people to shop leisurely and also enjoy a meal while spending time at Torrington Square. The Colombo development project is carried out under the direction and supervision of Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, who has taken a personal interest in providing the masses a clean, green and people - friendly city.

Defence and Urban Development Ministry Additional Secretary (Technical) Rohan Seneviratne, Military Liaisons Officer Major General (Rtd) Palitha Fernando, National Intelligence Chief Major General (Rtd) Kapila Hendawitharana, Air Force Commander Air Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama, Navy Commander Admiral Jayanath Colombage, Tri- Forces and Police officials and members of Unilever Sri Lanka were present.

Courtesy: defence.lk