Japan agrees to provide $1.86 billion to fund Light Rail Transit system in Colombo

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Thu, Jan 3, 2019, 10:05 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Jan 03, Colombo: The proposal made by Minister of Finance and Mas Media, Mangala Samaraweera to obtain the support of the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the construction of a light rail system in the Colombo city has received the Cabinet approval.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency has agreed to provide financial and technical assistance to establish a Light Rail Transit (LRT) System in Colombo in order to minimize the heavy traffic congestion existing in Colombo and its suburbs.

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[Pak Bahasa]

President orders to immediately suspend the Colombo light rail project

Sept 24, Colombo: Secretary to the President Dr. PB Jayasundara has instructed the Ministry of Transport to suspend the proposed Colombo light rail project immediately.

The Secretary to the President has sent a letter to the Secretary to the Ministry of Transport NB Monty Ranatunga on the 21st requesting him to stop the $ 2.2 billion Light Railway Track (LRT) project immediately and close its project office.

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