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Ambassador Qi Zhenhong had promised to convey the request to the Chinese government
The last week of November also saw cyclone Ditwah hitting Sri Lanka
There are hundreds of smaller road also damaged
The worst damage was to the Kandy, Badulla and Matale tracks in the hill country
We will also commence the restoration work on the Northern railway line
The Nanu Oya to Badulla track, alone was estimated to cost around US$127mn to fix
Sri Lanka's previous governments have agreed for India's land connectivity project
Prime Minister Modi concluded a three day visit to Sri Lanka Sunday
These incidents included not just vandalism and damaging vehicles but also physical injuries
The contract was awarded to China's MCC in 2015
The $1.7bn line took 12 years to build
The project has not reached financial close or signed a loan agreement
The NTC powers will be expanded from buses to other forms of transport
The app called JumJum (Let’s Go) will initially launch in Kathmandu
India has provided over a billion US dollars to upgrade railways
Charging points require larger number of buses to recover investment
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People asking that the railways be privatized
To boost utilization of the airport government approval has been received for several new activities
Fuel and car license fess to be taxed
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About US$180mn project ongoing or planned
In 2022, HIP handled a total volume of 558,188 units through 249 vessel calls, which is expected to increase.
Colombo Jaffna direct trains halted from 5 months from Jan 05
Sri Lanka has been in the process of coming out of an unprecedented economic crisis
In 2021 Sri Lanka Railways lost Rs10.3bn rupees
Hotels charge in US dollars, I do not see why we cannot
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