curse come for the Maligawa getting cheap electricity Sunday, 25 December 2022 11:32 AM

This is the curse come for the Maligawa getting cheap electricity. These calamities will continue to happen while the Maligawa weighs down on the people.

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Lan Sunday, 25 December 2022 11:32 AM

Now flood come to Kandy as well ...it is very strange to see this flood in hill side like Kandy ....what is wrong with our drainage systems ...not enough paths were made for water to run and people are blocking water paths and buildings are build and now more roads are built and yet we did not give enough space for water to run ..water is accumulated ...our engineers should come up with a system to give away a good exit for water in each town in Sri Lanka .. Politics and money at work that is what all this .. don't blame nature but blame yourself

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D P P Prasad Sunday, 25 December 2022 12:00 PM

Due to the illegal constructions entire Kandy road network as well as the drains had been blocked for a considerable time period. If the intensity of the rain is high the some areas of the city limits are believed to be inundated with water. Therefore the authorities concerned should pay their attention to remove the illegal constructions in order to minimise the floods

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Cherath Sunday, 25 December 2022 12:05 PM

I have never seen my home town Kandy under water like this in my while life! As Lan pointed out here, they build and build in every nook and corner to the last inch with no proper avenue for drainage. They get easily clogged up due to tons of garbage discarded inconsiderately. Kandy is one town where town planning has gone to the dogs.

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Sri Sunday, 25 December 2022 12:23 PM

If we don't protect this beautiful town in the centre of our country...who will protect it ?? It is responsible duty of each person in Sri Lanka to protect this country from natural disasters like this ( man made disaster) I was there in August and it is one of beautiful town in Sri Lanka ...each one of us must protect people in Kandy must do all what they could do to protect it ... don't build any illegal building and do not damage your land at all.. don't dig the ground for unnecessary things ...get professional advice before build anything. Sorry to say this government is not strict with law breakers on this issue ?

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Maybe there is some truth to it Sunday, 25 December 2022 12:50 PM

@Sarath s, @warren: While it seems silly about the curse man's comment, how about the fact that if the dues were collected from the religious places at same prices for other high electricity users, the government wouldn't have to subside CEB as much? From the tax revenue it gets the government would be better able to commission capital works like improved drainage for vulnerable government owned public places like the railway station.

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ACA Sunday, 25 December 2022 02:18 PM

Kandy MC and UDA are another two useless organisations. The politicians and planners in these organisations have ruined the Kandy within last 30 years.

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Peacemaker Sunday, 25 December 2022 03:15 PM

Even if we don’t want to admit, it’s a shame to allow religious institutions to get free electricity at poor people’s expense. That’s for sure is a curse.

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Retd.engineer living abroad Sunday, 25 December 2022 06:25 PM

A disgrace to Sri Lankan water management/ irrigation departments. Sadly the standards are dropping. This is due to people in the top are severely corrupt. No ethnic reconciliation. What can we expect?

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