BT-RCB Poll

Many issues have confronted the public over the past year like the Central Bank bond issue, the coal tender, highway contracts and the Colombo Port city project among many others. How the public perceives these projects was the focus of this week’s BT-RCB poll.

Most of the additional comments came from street interviews conducted by the RCB in Galle and Colombo.

Here is condensed version of the streets comments from the RCB poll. It is broken into two sections: Neutral comments and Criticism:

Neutral comments:

The media should play a role in discussing the processes of these issues in order to educate the public. This Government is methodical and works to a set plan but their delivery mechanisms are too late. We have to give some time to the new regime to deliver on the promises. You can't scrap simply agreements signed with foreign countries and thus the Port City deal has to be honoured. China has also invested a lot in Sri Lanka. Always the blame is given to the one who is doing some work. They don't appreciate and value the work undertaken by the new Government and its benefits. It depends on how you perceive things. If you see the positive side, there is some good happening and, likewise on the negative side you see everything bad. Port City project is good. Unfortunately people see only the negative issues. Port City Project is good and appears to be well administered. Yahapalanaya is a good option but it is shaky. However every Government goes through these issues.