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The residents of Mattegoda welcome the opening of a new Post Office.
Unfortunately, the delivery of letters, its main function, seems to
be not punctual and regular and as a result some residents get their
mail after a weeks' delay. For instance, a job applicant has received
the letter calling for an interview only after two weeks from the date
of interview.
On enquiries made from the Post Master it was found they had to cover
an area with 600 houses, but has only three postmen whose duties include
not only delivery of mail but also sorting and other connected
functions. He had asked for at least two additional men, but his request
so far has not been granted.
The very purpose of opening a Post Office would be lost if it were to
function with shortcomings. It is therefore, earnestly hoped that the
authorities concerned would take serious notice of this situation and
send additional staff needed to run this Post Office satisfactorily.
U. M. G. Goonetilleke, Mattegoda.
The new traffic plans introduced on 19th January 2007 which caused
much hardship to the residents of Kandy were withdrawn with effect from
1st March 2007.I take this opportunity to thank you for highlighting in
your esteemed journals the plight of the Kandy residents as a result of
the new one-way traffic plan.
The publicity given by you was a source of strength to the residents
and would have prompted the authorities to revert to the old one-way
traffic flow.
Victor Silva, Kandy.
The Chairmen of the WPTA and the NTC transport authorities have
announced the scrapping of the smaller wheel-based "D" type buses from
this year.
The thousands of commuters on the "Cinderella" routes of these buses
have suffered much since nationalisation and are hopefully heaving a big
sigh of relief in anticipation. The bigger buses cannot run on these
constricted routes!
With all the streamlining of the bus services thus far (except for
the much prevailing indisciplined driving, viz-topple over braking,
jet-propelled "take-offs", unbalancing swerves and needless speeding - a
stint at the learner driver school at Werahera should be effective), the
neglected "baby" routes reasonably expect comfortably categorised
standard type buses to be allocated to run smoothly, time table wise,
round the clock if need be.
Many of these small routes have only a morning "milk-run" trip and a
"bye bye" evening trip.
Take a glaring case as an example: The busy Maligawa road service on
Galle road (opposite De Soysa flats, Katubedde/RL) in Colombo district
(outer) itself, which covers/caters and involves 40-50 residences, 2-3
industrial factories and workshops and the sizeable Nelumpura housing
complex indicating much disgruntled travellers for the last many
decades.
Many rural and outstation contacts lament 3-5 people banding together
for the trishaw fares daily from the main road to the district villages
and humble homes and vice versa. We all hope a super-duper service is on
the cards with the newly appointed efficiency reputed Minister to
continue the satisfying work on efforts achieved so far!
Here's for a better Sri Lanka.
W. Meadows, Dehiwela. |
