📢 UNP Questions CMC Over Colombo Flash Flood Preparedness

• Urban Infrastructure & Transport: Flash floods in Colombo on Friday evening highlighted severe gaps in disaster preparedness, severely impacting residents and motorists due to unmaintained sewage drains and city canals. • Public Sector Accountability: The United National Party (UNP) called on the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) Mayor and Council for an immediate explanation regarding the failure to maintain vital drainage infrastructure despite prior above-average rainfall warnings driven by El Niño. • Development Projects & Funding: UNP urged the Government to prioritize the $ 104 Mn World Bank-funded Metro Colombo Urban Development Project—launched in 2018 but delayed by the 2022 economic crisis—to mitigate future flood risks and protect economic activity in the capital.