Parliamentarian Marikkar said that Kolonnawa is located in between Pelawatte which is to be made an administrative town and Colombo the Commercial City under the megapolis programme. If the area is submerged during a half hour rainfall, he queried whether action would be initiated to sort out this issue.

Deputy Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna said that a certain amount of work is already in progress on a short term basis. He said that 100 million rupees will be utilized this year for the work. Under a long term programme the Deputy Minister mentioned that World Bank assistance would be obtained next year to find a solution to the overall flood issue.

Minister Susil Premajayantha said that 23.5 million tons of garbage has already been dumped at this location. The height of the garbage dump is over 300 feet. The stench emanating from the garbage sump is felt up to the Rajagiriya area during the rainy season. He said his proposal is to stop further dumping of garbage at this site. This should be stopped until the projects are started. He revealed that the Moratuwa University has already carried out a research as to the appropriate strategy should be carried out with respect to the garbage percentage in the island.