According to the Colombo Municipal Council, about 20 water-filled places have been identified in the city of Colombo due to the heavy rainfall in a very short period of time.
Its Municipal Commissioner Bhadrani Jayawardena mentioned that it is difficult to fix such places due to unauthorized construction in the downstream areas of some places.
She also said that The Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation, Irrigation Department, Port Authority and Urban Development Authority have already taken steps to control this situation.
