Mahinda’s highways bring him endless commissions

Monday, 20 October 2014 

Pictures show part of the Hiyare road near Hiyare Maha Vidyalaya that was washed away due to the minor flooding that followed the incessant rains last night (18).

The Road Development Authority functions under the highways ministry of which the president is the minister in charge, and it is a very well known secret that president Rajapaksa likes to build roads very much as such projects bring him massive commissions.

Built by contractors friendly with him, these roads get washed away even during minor flooding. In the past, roads in Sri Lanka did not get wash away like that, but got dilapidated by potholes becoming bigger.

A senior civil engineer told us that roads get washed away like that due to the substandard construction. Even the recently built expressways too, are faced with that risk, he said.

When these roads are rebuilt, the previous contractors are given the job and the commissions are paid as usual.

These roads are called ‘Mawbimata seemawak nethi Mahindage seemawak nethi comis parawal’.