Enlisting your station in the blog

After launching the blog in its current form, one of the biggest queries I have received is as to why is it not complete? Why does it carry information only on stations in Ampara etc…?

Answer is simple. This is still work in progress. Launch was premature as I wanted to help everyone out there with the info that I already have. This task is also painstakingly slow. Reason being that for all the stations that are mentioned in the blog, I have being personally there and have collected information and the photographs. I have ensured that for all the listed information that I’m personally responsible. I usually travel to east every weekend and rest of the week I’m here in Colombo. So I get only a two day window of opportunity to explore east. I’ll be completing east soon enough and will start working on northern stations. So as you would be able to understand there is no definitive time line to this in this current protocol.

However there is a fast track to all of this. I have listed down a questionnaire which you could all fill in with the info about your respective stations and send me with any available pictures. With the consent of the data sender I’ll be posting their name as well on the blog under the relevant station name. For the accuracy of the information I would not be liable.

So if you all be kind enough to fill out the questionnaire listed and send them to me accompanying with any pictures available I’ll be updating the blog with that information in a matter of hours.

I must thank you all again for the great support that you are rendering to me.

Please email the below questionnaire to natomember@gmail.com 
All the accompanied images should be renamed  and in as much as detailed as possible enabling them to be easily understood by me. For an example if you are sending me a picture of the quarters of the DGH Kilinochchi, your photo should be renamed as "Quarters of DGH Klinochchi" etc...

Questionnaire

(1)    Personal Details

Full Name of the data provider with initials:

Designation:

Current Institution:

(2)    Details of the institution that the data being provided

Name of the institution:

District:

Province:

Number of MO’s:

(3)    Geographical location of the institute

Nearest towns

Distance to the nearest towns

Name and number of the road (if applicable), station situated on

Closest bus route

Closest train station

(4)    Resource availability

Availability of super markets

Availability of public transport and the frequency

Availability of quarters

If quarters is available how far is it located from the institution.

Availability of water

Availability of electricity

(5)    Points/ Places of interest with the distances mentioned from the institution.

Local excursions available

Places of stay. (Hotels/lodges etc.)

Ancient ruins/ Archeological sites

Wild life parks

Tourist attractions

Places of worship etc….

(6)    Would you like your name to appear in the blog as the information provider? Yes/No

(7)    Declaration

I hereby acknowledge that all the stated facts are true to the best of my knowledge and I personally assume the responsibility over the accuracy of the information provided.

Signature:…………………..

Date:……………………………