Did some digging around the Capital city of Sri Lanka , Battaramulla yesterday.afterwards went to Kaduwela PS in Battaramulla where i witness a truly Sri Lankan situation. there was a guy running around talking to people at the PS , making phone calls etc. later on got to know the dude is the caretaker of the Battaramulla cemetery , that also has a crematorium that's run by the Kaduwela PS.
so the here's the scene - caretaker sir , was there to make some urgent phone calls the to Chairman of Kaduwela PS, Mr.G.H Buddhadasa. story is some residents in Koswatta area booked the crematorium for a funeral of a relative, turned up at 1130hrs for the cremation.
well all went well ,till ..err caretaker sir found out that the crematorium is out of gas. so, there he was ,burning the phone lines and talking to all key people responsible for the crematorium at the PS trying to get the gas.
this is how it works
1.the caretaker sir has to put a request to the Officer In Charge of PS assets in Battaramulla sub area. 2.the OIC then approves the request and checks with the work supervisor to see of there is the required number of requests made to acquire gas. 3.then Work Supervisor , once he is satisfied with the numbers , he will pass a request to the head of Administration in Battaramulla Sub office of Kaduwela PS. 4.then the Admin will forward a request to the Chairman of Kaduwela PS for his approval. before the necessary approval is granted , 5.the Admin will consult the Accountant and see if there is a appropriate budget line and also make sure they have not exhausted the budgeted amount for Gas.
6.once the Chairman provides the approval ,7. the Accountant will issue a cheque to the Admin , 8.who will countersign the request and forward it to the Purchasing unit for onward action. 9.once the Gas has been acquired by the Purchasing unit,10. it will be released to the Work Supervisor who will 11.inform the OIC of PS assets in Battaramulla sub area , who will in turn 12.inform the caretaker sir.
my source
well that's about it., that's the process. its time tested, well documented and transparent and has all the checks and balances. i got to know about the process from a very helpful and informative Office Assistant who is attached to the Technical Assessment Unit of the Battaramulla Sub office ,while he was consulting potential housing developers for a very nominal charge.
as for the Gas , its a serious business , many million years of peat getting bogged down and turns into crude oil ,mostly US and UK companies go and dig it up , then the whole refinement process , the liquidizing the petroleum and LNG tankers transporting it all over the world. for me info on this process pls check with Chemical & Process Engineering blog . he knows best.
as for the poor caretaker sir, well he kept on making calls and talking to people till around 1500hrs, and then i had to depart the PS office for some more digging in more greener pastures.
oh by the way , Chairman of Kaduwela PS, Mr.G.H Buddhadasa was not available that day, according to his coordinating Secretary at Battaramulla Sub Office due to some 'unforseenable engagements ' of the Chairman.
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