Sri Lanka, Oct. 26 -- Many overhead bridges in the country, built at staggering costs with public funds are underused today due to poor maintenance, safety concerns and lack of cleanliness. Here the overhead bridge in Fort, Colombo photographed by our staffer Jude Denzil Pathiraja is hardly used by pedestrians for these very reasons - issues that have gone unnoticed by lawmakers all these years.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka)....