Measurement laboratory to be established in Pitipana

Irangika RANGE

The government has decided to construct a new state-of-the-art measurement laboratory in Pitipana, Homagama at a cost of Rs.1,985 million.

This is the first national laboratory with advanced and sophisticated technology in South Asia,Co-operatives and Internal Trade Minister Johnston Fernando told the Daily News.

The Cabinet has already given approval for this project.

A new training centre, administrative unit with accommodation facilities for staff will also be constructed in a new laboratory building complex.

Services such as identifying fraudulent measuring equipment, regulating measuring equipment for industries and providing credible and traceable calibration services to the country through implementing and administering the laws and regulations assigned to it will be carried out at the proposed laboratory.

Realization, establishment, maintenance and dissemination of national measurement standards of the country, maintenance of the national measurement system of units of the country, developing regional and international co-operation in the field of meteorology, providing advisory services to required organizations, prevention of violation of measurement law of the country by way of conducting inspection and raids, registration of manufacturers, repairers and sellers of measuring devices and providing calibration facilities to leading laboratories in the country are other functions of the new laboratory.