From the beginning, the Yahapalanaya Government faced serious financial problems, which they claimed were due to loans obtained by the previous Government, with payments becoming…
Will Gods support paddy cultivation this Maha season
Posted on 0 commentNormally rains for Maha cultivation season arrive around 20 September and the Meteorological Department has been forecasting incoming rains. Its website informed on 13 September…
East Container Terminal blunder : learn from Chinese
Posted on 0 commentMinister for Ports and Shipping Mahinda Samarasinghe informed the press in August that Cabinet has approved the development of East Container Terminal (ECT) of Colombo…
Failures in contract administration cost billions to the country
Posted on 0 commentA few weeks ago, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe visited the Rajagiriya overpass construction site, built under the Road Development Authority. The PM also informed that…
Recent disasters expose Government’s true capabilities
Posted on 0 commentDuring 2016 farmers encountered a series of rain failures; last Maha rains expected in late September arrived in November/December in a milder form, delaying Maha…
Kandy Expressway blundered by politicians, needs technical review
Posted on 0 commentThe construction of the expressway connecting Colombo with Kandy was inaugurated again by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on 3 August, when he unveiled a plaque…
Technical evaluation of public projects
Posted on 0 commentWith the forthcoming presidential elections, a large number of speakers pointed to the excessive costs of past public projects, especially road projects. Speakers charge that…
Matara-Beliatta Railway: Costlier than Katunayake Expressway
Posted on 0 commentThe construction of the Matara-Beliatta section of the Matara-Kataragama Railway Extension project commenced on 28 October with the laying of the foundation stone by Speaker…
Colombo-Katunayake Expressway: From Rs. 5.5 billion to Rs. 50 billion
Posted on 0 commentAfter nearly 25 years of promises, the expressway connecting Colombo City with Katunayake International Airport is finally becoming a reality. The 25.8km long expressway is…