ECONOMYNEXT – A project to upgrade Sri Lanka’s railway track from Maho to Anuradhapura started on January 07, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said.
The work is part of a 91.27 million dollar project carried out by IRCON, an Indian state firm, and is expected to be completed in six months.
Sri Lanka’s Minister of Transport Bandula Gunawardena and High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha formally inaugurated the construction work.
India has provided 318 million US dollars to upgrade 128 kilometres in track from Maho to Omanthai.
Railways has been a priority sector in India’s assistance to Sri Lanka.
So far India has executed over a billion US dollars of projects.
IRCON re-built the 253 kilometres of track to the North and also 115 kilometres in the South.
A signalling system has also been installed on 330 kilometres of railway lines.
Tracks upgraded by India has led to faster trains and sharp falls in travel times. (Colombo/Jan08/2023)
