Public space Galle Face is seen in disarray after citizens flocked in hundreds to the beachfront grounds in lieu of the long weekend that ended yesterday (7).
Colombo Municipal Council workers were conspicuously absent at the site, which was seen littered with all manner of debris.
This incident has come under severe criticism on social media, with people commenting that this sort of littering should be disallowed.
It is also in sharp contrast to Sri Lanka’s aspirations to be seen as a ‘mega city’ in 2025 with citizens commenting that the average Sri Lankan had a long way to go before being prepared for development of that scale.
Video Courtesy Groundviews
Galle Face today. One big garbage dump. Smelly, rotting food & fish + plastic refuse all over. Disturbing & disgusting #lka #pollution pic.twitter.com/tusSNNmCdV
— Groundviews (@groundviews) August 7, 2017
