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Silavathura - Murunkan road:
Work begins
Irangika Range
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Construction work going on at the relocated site of St.
John’s Fish Market at Peliyagoda. |
The Government has begun reconstruction of the stretch of road from
Silavathura to Murunkan (15 km) which is connected to the
Mannar-Pooneryn main road (A32) on President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s
directions.
The estimated cost of the project is Rs.484 million and will be
funded by the Asian Development Bank.
Consulting Engineers and Contractor (CEC) will handle the
construction. Six kms will be reconstructed under the first stage. The
Road Development Authority will supervise the construction work,
Highways and Road Development Minister T.B. Ekanayake told the Daily
News.
The road from Silavathura to Murunkan is connected to the A32 road (Mannar-Jaffna)
and the A14 road (Medavachchiya-Mannar and Thalaimannar). This road will
enable people to bring their agricultural produce to the South and it
would directly help accelerate economic growth in the area.
The Minister said this step would vastly improve the transport
service in the entire area resulting in the speedy development of
agriculture, fishing and tourism sectors.
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