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I'm going to take an everyday example and describe it as it is. If you can understand this, you will see it. This would be an exercise in thinking differently. To understand the following you also need memory, something Sri Lankans lack.
I'm going the describe the Parliament road and around Parliament junction, most of you must be familiar. When you travel along on it, you must have thought, Wow, this is development, look at those Hansa bottu. Look how nice it is.(By the way I think Hansa bottu design is so stupid. Because the people who are inside get blocked best part of the front view by the neck of the swan. Have you thought about it? That's not negativity. That's the reality)
How many times can you remember this road was carpeted in the last 5 years and still break? I remember they applied a fresh layer of carpet some months before the SAARC conference that was held few years ago. And then the road was degraded that they applied another layer of carpet just before SAARC in a hurry. But that didn't work. The road had to be carpeted again just a few months again. A normal road properly constructed should last 10 years with minimal maintenance. This is not that they are paid cheap. It's just not made right. Check in your area how many newly carpeted roads have the edges eroding away just months after carpeting. Waste. Those are built on loans.
How many times have you seen the cement blocks in the islands being replaced in the last 5 years? I remember many times. Seeing those existing blocks pulled off and new ones stacked there was a common occurrence, I wonder why they're being replaced so many times. All these rebuilding costs money and materials.
I've seen those cement tiles in the pavement being laid, again crushed like they were made from flour again replaced. If you walk around you will see the areas that were newly laid just months after they were built. And the quality of those tiles? No two tiles are level that you can't walk without looking carefully because your foot would stick between the uneven planes. What if something heavy goes on top of that? They will get crushed like flour. You may have seen those blocks crushed at places or sank. A proper pavement should be level and should withstand heavy load.
How many times have they changed the route layout in the parliament road. I see even now they are breaking the newly built islands and making new ones to change the path. Can you remember there were large trees brought and planted, grass and islands on the welikada area where there were some vegetable shops were. Now it's again demolished and they're using granite blocks to make new constructions. I'm sure few months from now you'll see those granite blocks fallen from here and there. Then may be we'll see another construction. I guess constructors need work too.
Now they have built a new temp bridge. Some say they are supposed to elevate the bridge so that boats can go under it. Do we have any other priorities? Is that the most needed thing? Just a couple of km to colombo side we have a 2 lane bridge for a four lane road, a bottleneck. Wouldn't that be more important than sending boats under the bridge?
Some days ago they broke the newly built pavement to stick some luminous sticks every 2m on the road. Few days ago they have removed most of them only the broken holes remain in the newly built red brick pavement. Now most are gone. Only holes are there. Sri Lankan planning. Those holes will increase the degradation of the already sloppily made job and make the next replacment of the tiles much sooner. They also have some on the road, twisted by vehicles just days after placing them. They will become a hazard soon. Did I tell you about the existing luminous sticks with ropes that were there before. There are pieces here and there and some ropes. Most of them are hazards with sharp spikes now. They lasted how many years?
Can you remember the large ornamantal trees in pots that were placed along the road? Not just there but at many places around Colombo. What happened to them? How much do you think one of those large ornamental trees cost? Can you remember there were huge Boganvilia trees in large cylinders along the parliament road? You can still see the white paint that was dripped to the pavement at place where they were. Those Boganvilia trees were covering the 2 foot path way where pedestrians were supposed to walk. Nice planning. What happened to them? How much do you think one would cost? Just the cost of the cement ring? Can you even remember?
I remember they built a glass covered bus halt, completed and then demolished just days after that. The newly built pavement was a mess after that. They tiled the area again.
Aren't there lots of nice lights along the edge of the oya. Even if you don't have a diploma in Artchitecture you should know that when lighting a place like this you should not direct the light to the eye but instead to the footpath, no lights like keeping a lamp on a pedestal. You should not use big round lampshades, those are easily breakable on public places. You only need one stone, it becomes a hazard. Instead you should have either very low footpath lights to stop light polluting the scenery. Nope putting lights would be enough in big globes at eye level.
They have dug the oya and just as well filled and made a very complex structure of concrete platform with modern looking white canopies and all. The question one should ask is who's going to get to do business on these newly built facilities along the most expensive development? Will it be given to 'private investors' like that ceylinco property was given to maryiett hotel owners.
Properly built road should withstand 10 years unless something like Tsunami hits it. This parliament road construction looks like the overall planning and development of Sri Lanka. Wasteful, no priorities and not practical but at the same time Sri Lankans would see it as how wonderful.
Much more to say but I hope you would see it as it is now. Hope you learn how to think critically. This skill you should have while talking to your broker or anybody. This is not thinking negatively. Think how many more roads Sri Lanka could bulid if we stopped waste and no planning. That's positive thinking. May be you should keep a notebook and write down all the break and rebuilding that happen on the parliament road, because you forget. May be you'll see 40 page book won't be enough. This must be one of the most expensive roads in the world. May be Guiness should take note.
By the way politicians didn't do the construction. The planning, supervision and management was done by educated qualified graduates of Sri Lanka, I'm pretty sure.
I'm going the describe the Parliament road and around Parliament junction, most of you must be familiar. When you travel along on it, you must have thought, Wow, this is development, look at those Hansa bottu. Look how nice it is.(By the way I think Hansa bottu design is so stupid. Because the people who are inside get blocked best part of the front view by the neck of the swan. Have you thought about it? That's not negativity. That's the reality)
How many times can you remember this road was carpeted in the last 5 years and still break? I remember they applied a fresh layer of carpet some months before the SAARC conference that was held few years ago. And then the road was degraded that they applied another layer of carpet just before SAARC in a hurry. But that didn't work. The road had to be carpeted again just a few months again. A normal road properly constructed should last 10 years with minimal maintenance. This is not that they are paid cheap. It's just not made right. Check in your area how many newly carpeted roads have the edges eroding away just months after carpeting. Waste. Those are built on loans.
How many times have you seen the cement blocks in the islands being replaced in the last 5 years? I remember many times. Seeing those existing blocks pulled off and new ones stacked there was a common occurrence, I wonder why they're being replaced so many times. All these rebuilding costs money and materials.
I've seen those cement tiles in the pavement being laid, again crushed like they were made from flour again replaced. If you walk around you will see the areas that were newly laid just months after they were built. And the quality of those tiles? No two tiles are level that you can't walk without looking carefully because your foot would stick between the uneven planes. What if something heavy goes on top of that? They will get crushed like flour. You may have seen those blocks crushed at places or sank. A proper pavement should be level and should withstand heavy load.
How many times have they changed the route layout in the parliament road. I see even now they are breaking the newly built islands and making new ones to change the path. Can you remember there were large trees brought and planted, grass and islands on the welikada area where there were some vegetable shops were. Now it's again demolished and they're using granite blocks to make new constructions. I'm sure few months from now you'll see those granite blocks fallen from here and there. Then may be we'll see another construction. I guess constructors need work too.
Now they have built a new temp bridge. Some say they are supposed to elevate the bridge so that boats can go under it. Do we have any other priorities? Is that the most needed thing? Just a couple of km to colombo side we have a 2 lane bridge for a four lane road, a bottleneck. Wouldn't that be more important than sending boats under the bridge?
Some days ago they broke the newly built pavement to stick some luminous sticks every 2m on the road. Few days ago they have removed most of them only the broken holes remain in the newly built red brick pavement. Now most are gone. Only holes are there. Sri Lankan planning. Those holes will increase the degradation of the already sloppily made job and make the next replacment of the tiles much sooner. They also have some on the road, twisted by vehicles just days after placing them. They will become a hazard soon. Did I tell you about the existing luminous sticks with ropes that were there before. There are pieces here and there and some ropes. Most of them are hazards with sharp spikes now. They lasted how many years?
Can you remember the large ornamantal trees in pots that were placed along the road? Not just there but at many places around Colombo. What happened to them? How much do you think one of those large ornamental trees cost? Can you remember there were huge Boganvilia trees in large cylinders along the parliament road? You can still see the white paint that was dripped to the pavement at place where they were. Those Boganvilia trees were covering the 2 foot path way where pedestrians were supposed to walk. Nice planning. What happened to them? How much do you think one would cost? Just the cost of the cement ring? Can you even remember?
I remember they built a glass covered bus halt, completed and then demolished just days after that. The newly built pavement was a mess after that. They tiled the area again.
Aren't there lots of nice lights along the edge of the oya. Even if you don't have a diploma in Artchitecture you should know that when lighting a place like this you should not direct the light to the eye but instead to the footpath, no lights like keeping a lamp on a pedestal. You should not use big round lampshades, those are easily breakable on public places. You only need one stone, it becomes a hazard. Instead you should have either very low footpath lights to stop light polluting the scenery. Nope putting lights would be enough in big globes at eye level.
They have dug the oya and just as well filled and made a very complex structure of concrete platform with modern looking white canopies and all. The question one should ask is who's going to get to do business on these newly built facilities along the most expensive development? Will it be given to 'private investors' like that ceylinco property was given to maryiett hotel owners.
Properly built road should withstand 10 years unless something like Tsunami hits it. This parliament road construction looks like the overall planning and development of Sri Lanka. Wasteful, no priorities and not practical but at the same time Sri Lankans would see it as how wonderful.
Much more to say but I hope you would see it as it is now. Hope you learn how to think critically. This skill you should have while talking to your broker or anybody. This is not thinking negatively. Think how many more roads Sri Lanka could bulid if we stopped waste and no planning. That's positive thinking. May be you should keep a notebook and write down all the break and rebuilding that happen on the parliament road, because you forget. May be you'll see 40 page book won't be enough. This must be one of the most expensive roads in the world. May be Guiness should take note.
By the way politicians didn't do the construction. The planning, supervision and management was done by educated qualified graduates of Sri Lanka, I'm pretty sure.
