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State-sponsored breeding grounds
View(s):State institutions have failed to maintain their lands within Colombo, creating breeding grounds for deadly mosquitoes as well as tarnishing the city’s beautification projects which cost millions of rupees.
Pix and story Nilan Maligaspe
Our photographs show a number of lands and premises coming under State institutions such as the Sri Lanka Railways and the Colombo Municipal Council, located in the Pettah, D R Wijewardena Mawatha, Maradana areas that are clearly neglected.
Manning Market: Broken drains lead to stagnant water
An unsightly mess behind Manning Market
(Above and below) CGR property in Pettah
Gamini Hall junction: Hotels for mosquitoes
Trash dump at Gamini Hall junction
Vector breeding grounds near the Maradana Bridge