Comments on: Drains And Canals

By: LDR

LDR — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 11:18:33 +0000

You c ant blame a community in this respect . these type of people belong to every sect. As regards to wattala it is no more a majority christian area .Both the chairman and the vice chairman of the U/ council are muslims.but canal problem hab deen there for ages.

By: zee

zee — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:30:33 +0000

This environment issue is widespread, not limited to Dehiwala. Even big reputed factories pollute the environment. Trying to blame a particular community is narrow thinking. Even drains in wattala where Christians are majority, have this issue.

By: sack

sack — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:17:34 +0000

same like india. many simply don’t care. instead they just whine and blame the government for the mess.
even if its too late for adults, school children should make aware of the these things…
and they should be given first hand experience about pollution. and about the difficulty of cleaning up.

By: INK

INK — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:17:04 +0000

There is a blog post on the extended problem of this issue, here

srilankanewsonline.com/save-dehiwela-beach-from-polution-and-health-hazards/

By: INK

INK — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:11:37 +0000

Silva – 60%-75% of the people, living in Dehiwala are muslims. Therfore the muslim community, as a whole, has a responsibility to take care of the environment they are living in. It’s not a blame but rather a fact.This is not to say the other communities don’t have a responsibility. They do have an equal responsibility. I was just pointing out a fact. It’s not a racially directed comment. Just clarifying.

By: Silva

Silva — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:02:21 +0000

Blame the Muslims. Original.

By: INK

INK — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:45:53 +0000

I have a lot of connections to Dehiwala from the days of my grand mother and I used to live there and have a lot of relatives there. It disgusts me to see how people are treating this canal and the waterways. The two-storied, three-storied houses near these canal (mostly muslim households) throw their garbage to the canal from their upstairs! I just wonder how they continue to live in the very same house.

And have you seen the guy who collects worms in this canal? He just gets in their in the morning and just keeps collecting worms until noon like nobody’s business! What I heard is that he sells these to the aquariams as fish food!