New shopping complex for N'goda pavement hawkers
[October 23 2010]


<p>Shirajiv Sirimane

<p>The first stage of the Nugegoda shopping complex for pavement hawkers
will be opened in the second week of November.

<p>The complex located near the bus station adjoining the Super market
would provide facilities to accommodate 186 shops and is being
designed and constructed by the Central Engineering Consultation
Bureau. (CECB)

<p>Chairman, CECB, Nihal Rupasinge said that they will build 200
additional shops near the present vegetable market in Nugegoda
starting from December.

<p>He said that the Nugegoda complex was completed in just 15 days and it
cost around Rs. 15 million for the whole project. “This included the
construction of the pavements as well as other additional
infrastructure,” he said.