DRUNKENNESS ON SOUTHERN EXPRESS HIGHWAY

It was party time for viewers of new Southern Express Highway.

Last week for two days the new Express Southern Highway was  opened freely for the general public to view it along the route they wished. For this occasion many people dwelling on the sides of the highway and several others from many parts of the country made use of this opportunity afforded. For some of it was like an excursion to enjoy.
The two days permission was made was on the 19th and 20th of this month for this purpose. This opportunity was afforded to the public devoid of any security. Some made maximum opportunity to make use of this chance by coming organised with liquor and eatables, lunch etc., with a view of having parties on the highway. Some had thrown away bottles and remnants of eatables and waste on the highway. This was revealed     by the workers who came on the following day for cleaning work. They had even sprinkled broken pieces of glasses of bottles on the highway perhaps after drinks. This exercise proved to be a cumbersome for the cleaning people deployed. To bring the newly opened highway back to normal it had taken some time and some effort had to be made.

The Southern Express Highway is to be opened at Karandeniya on the 27th of November by the President as the Chief Guest.