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Photo focus: From ‘Seaside Park’ to eyesore
Mounds of rubbish can be seen all over the place.
The multi-million rupee Seaside Park constructed by the Department of Coast Conservation at Mahamodara, Galle is facing destruction as a result of official apathy and neglect.
The park, built in the aftermath of the 2004 Tsunami, comprises a series of walkways and paths that run from Dadalla to the Navy Base in Mahamodara.
Sadly, the park is now in a bad state of disrepair. Many of the lights in the solar- powered lamps are missing, as are the solar panels that power them – taken away by thieves who seem to operate with impunity and mounds of rubbish are seen everywhere.
The grass, which used to be regularly cropped and maintained, has been neglected, resulting in large ugly bare patches appearing all over. Mounds of rubbish are visible everywhere.
The engineer of the Coast Conservation Department’s Galle Division Sriyani Maharachchi acknowledged the park was in a poor state.
She claimed it was because the Dept. had not been able to find a private company to take over the maintenance of the park. The Dept. now plans to maintain the park through an urban planning project under their control, she said.
The multi-million rupee Seaside Park is now a sad picture of its former self.
The neatly laid grass has not been maintained and is now unkempt and over grown.
The walkways are unkempt and the solar lights have been stolen
A lamp post where both the solar-powered lights as well as the solar panels missing