This picture shows the every day situation at the bus halt in front of the Ayurveda Hospital, Rajagiriya. A pond of mud occupies more than half of the street and people have to walk in the middle of the road to avoid it. People run the risk of being hit by a mud tide when a vehicle passes by. To get into the buses, they

have to wade through the mud and avoid a dangerous, unguarded well that stands at the entrance to the Ayurveda Hospital. Since time immemorial, Rajagiriya has been like this: Breeding mosquitoes and unpleasant odours ( Pic by Nissanka Wijerathne)

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