Dehiwela Residents'Association gets activated

The Dehiwela Residents’ Association is now fully functional with over 150 resident households in Dehiwela area becoming members over the past month.

“We will probably double this number within the next two weeks,” Krishantha De Silva, co- convener Dehiwela Residents’ Association (DRA) told the Business Times. He said they appointed the DRA committee and are now in the process of collecting members. He noted that most residents are facing a myriad of issues owing to high-rises on narrow roads and general discomfort and welcomed the DRA. “Our ethos is to stand up for what is right and want to be a catalyst to represent residents in their day to day issues pertaining to municipal matters that has been neglected. We stand against illegal construction projects that violate UDA guidelines, inefficient garbage collection and other common issues that continue to be neglected by officials.” He added that DRA members and any other residents in the area can reach out to the DRA on any issues and they are glad to explore how these residents can be assisted.

“The Dehiwela Residents Association would like to invite all residents in the area to join us to highlight common issues such as unauthorised apartment complexes, irregular garbage col- lection, poor condition of road and drainage, etc.,” Mr. De Silva added. Residents in the area are requested to email the association on DehiwalaRA@gmail.com.

Mr. De Silva added that they got an overwhelming response on the DRA Facebook page in less than 72 hours of uploading it. “Many residents contact the Dehiwala Residents Association Facebook page and this response has been overwhelming."