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Katugastota underpass opened for schoolchildren

By S.K. Samaranayake The previously abandoned and underutilised underpass, situated in front of St. Anthony’s Girls’ College and Sri Chandananda Buddhist Girls’ College, in Katugastota, where over 5,000 schoolgirls dangerously cross the road on school days, was officially opened on Thursday (29) for students, by Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways, Dr. Prasanna Gunasena. The […]

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