"No flood" advertisements in newspapers
Because of the devastating situation experienced as a result of the Kelani River overflowing, those who faced such circumstances no doubt may have regretted for having had their dwellings erected in
limitations where floods would occur. Whatever it is, since this flood was a rare kind of occurence and before this, houses around Kelani River had not got submerged on any previous occasion in this manner for a mild state of flood as such.
These days firms offering houses have begun to publish advertisements making reference to floods in relation to their trade. One such advertisement referring to it published in a very recent newspaper is seen below