CMC contracts neuro disease?

by Anura Maitipe

Construction work on the Neuro-Trauma Unit built at a cost of Rs. 1,200 million with financial assistance from the Saudi Arabian government has been delayed by one year due to lethargy of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC), Health Ministry sources told the Sunday Observer.

The Neuro Trauma Unit of the Colombo National Hospital was scheduled to be completed by the end of 2007 but construction work has been delayed due to non clearing of drainage and sewerage lines by the Colombo Municipal Council. The Ministry of Health has made several requests to the CMC in this connection but no action has been taken to clear these lines.

This has created a great hindrance to the construction work of this building, sources added.

When contacted the CMC Deputy Mayor A. K. H. S. Rajendran admitted that the CMC had failed to clear the site in time and this has resulted delaying this project.

The CMC was run by the UNP Mayor at that time. I will now take steps to clear the drainage lines to proceed with construction work on the Neuro Trauma Unit, he said.