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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kaalidasa" data-source="post: 18996704" data-attributes="member: 381345">ඉන්දියාව -ශ්‍රී ලංකාව යාකරන පාළමක් ??$5.19 billion road project to begin by October     September 20, 2015  05:05 pm    <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&pub=xa-4b1f21d458e9815c" target="_blank"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>                Keen on fostering ties with neighbours, India is set to engage in  high-level talks with Sri Lanka by October for an ambitious $5.19  billion road project to connect both the nations through a sea-bridge  and an underwater tunnel, the Press Trust of India news agency reported.  The development follows Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin  Gadkari meeting Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe last week  with plans to expand the existing motor pact with Bangladesh, Bhutan  and Nepal to other neighbouring countries.   Secretary-level talks between India and Sri Lanka have been decided by  October in the island nation to take forward the project involving  construction of a sea bridge and under-water tunnel linking 22 km  stretch between Talaimannar, Sri Lanka and Dhanushkodi, India, official  sources said.  Multilateral funding agency ADB has already shown interest to finance  the $5.19 billion project, sources said adding, the bank has already  agreed to finance infrastructure projects worth $8 billion under  Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) Motor Vehicle Agreement,  aimed at providing seamless flow of traffic among the nations.  Secretary-level talks are proposed as per convenience of Sri Lanka for a  pre-feasibility study and finance by ADB, sources said.   “The officer level meeting will include apprising Sri Lanka about the  developments related to implementing BBIN Motor Vehicle Agreement. The  pact aims at facilitating cross border movement of all types of vehicles  in the region. Since there is a provision of other countries in the  region joining the pact, Sri Lanka may like to consider this for further  improving connectivity between the region,” an official said.  (PTI)-අද දෙරණ</blockquote>

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