Diesel bowser topples at Diyagama
Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on August 7, 2012 - 8:31 am
A diesel bowser has toppled near Diyagama on the Hatton-Colombo main road, the Disaster Management Centre confirmed. The assistance of the Army and police has been sought to prevent fuel from flowing into the Mahaweli river.
Courtesy: Ada Derana
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A Call to the Neighbourhood,
” Warella warella bucket aran methenta warella
Ganilla ganilla okkoma tika puro ganilla”
..before it polutes Mahaweli Ganga
A Clarion Call to the Neighbourhood,
‘Warella warella bucket aran hanika warella
Ganilla ganilla okkoma tika puro ganilla
Pama wunoth weda waradhi
Mahaweliyath vinasa vei
Army ekath bala indii
Polisiyath udaw karai
Wrella warella hanika warella!’
If it was full of inferior quality diesel it will save the breakdown of a few other vehicles driven by diesel.