Facelift for Jaffna highways

S Kadiragamathamby, Jaffna special corr

Thirty seven highways are to be rehabilitated in Jaffna with help from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Chinese Government funds.

China will fund to rehabilitate 18.5 kilometres along Jaffna-Kankesanthurai road, Jaffna Point Pedro road 33.79 kilometres, Jaffna Palaly road 17.3 kilometres and Puttur Meesali road 13.68 kilometres.

The ADB will fund to rehabilitate 25.74 kilometres in Pooneryn road, Navatkuli Kerathivu Mannar road 17.12 kilometres, Manipay Kaithady road 13.67 kilometres and Vallai Tellipallai Araly road 27.4 kilometres.