Continued from last week: “Don’t be slovenly you fellow. It’s time we finished this work and called it a day. If you had drilled the hole on the crown, put half a charge and blast it.” Girigoris did exactly as he was ordered and they all ran for safety having ignited the charge. Two flagmen [...]
“Don’t be a fool, Girigoris” said Weerakoon, the foreman of the tunnel gang, Way and Works department, to his Minor Supervisor. They were getting down from the special service train near the tunnel No. 18, Pattipola, to unload the men, material and equipment from the train brought along with them for the purpose of carrying [...]
A transit shelter to house stranded passengers in the city of Colombo at night is a timely act of the Government. A Colombo University survey has revealed that over 100 passengers get stranded daily in Colombo at night. Transport Minister Dallas Alahapperuma who laid the foundation stone for the first transit centre, named Colombagedera, quite [...]
It is reported that the drinking water in Polgahawela Railway Station canteen is contaminated with night soil. Public Health Inspector, Manjula Amarawickrema said samples of water were tested by microbiologists to find a high rate of bacteria in water. At present, the preparing of meals in the canteen has been suspended and only the supply [...]