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A television news showed street lights along the Galle Road burning the whole of the day time. Hundreds of lights burning in similar manner in various places cannot be captured by the TV stations. There is always something that lacks in the street light unit of the Colombo Municipal Council.

We have read a lot in the newspapers and have not seen any improvement or steps taken by the Mayor at least to make some changes in the unit. I think a couple of more engineers, who would be conscious enough to serve for the salary, they receive, in this unit will be an advantage to keep the lights in Colombo working and at the same-time of knocking them in time. It is also suggested that five zones be given to one officer, of course, with necessary equipment and workers. The street lamps planted at Maligawatte from BCC roundabout have not been given the connection for over five months. Why is it? Branches of many trees have covered a lot of street lamps and the unit is not bothered to cut them down. Why is it, one wonders what is happening in that unit? Like scavenging has been given to a private company, why not the street light unit too be given to another private company? What the rate-payers need is service let anybody do it.