Better information dissemination strategies required
Having heard the various presentations at the
seminar about Defeating Terrorism, I think that second only to
admiration for the systematic work of our forces was regret about
the deficiencies Rohan Guneratne noted, with regard to presentation
of the story. I hope government will swiftly take up his suggestion
that we develop better information dissemination strategies, not
only in the Foreign Service and the Information Ministry but also
within the services themselves.
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Beautification of Colombo city
The planting of trees should be undertaken along
with the paving of the pedestrian walkways to avoid extra
expenditure later on in removing the paving stones and creating tree
planting beds. The UDA should be commended for providing pavements
for pedestrians along most of the major roads in Colombo. If trees
like Kohomba (Margosa) are planted at 25’-0” centres it would
enhance the quality of the street tremendously. Kohomba is a dry
zone plant which will also thrive in Colombo. The addition to the
paving with planting will definitely give a three-dimensional effect
to the streetscape and also give shade to the pedestrians who walk
along it.
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The pavement hawkers’ revolution
Towards the North of the Gampaha District is the
Maha Oya. Towards the South is the Kelani River. On the West is the
ocean; Towards the East is the equator. In the past this district
was part of the province known as Maya Rata. The Gampaha district
borders Puttalam and Kurunegala on the North, Colombo on the South
and Kegalle in the East. The extent of the district’s land area is
1,387 square kilometres.
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