Sierra Global to assist North Rail construction project

Ircon International Limited (IRCON) has awarded construction of Kilinochchi and Murukandi Railway stations in the Northern Province to Sierra Global on turn-key basis as part of the Northern Railway Line construction Project. Construction of the awarded Railway stations commenced recently at an auspicious time with the presence of Senior Officials of IRCON and Sierra Global.

Construction of number of further new Railway stations as well as civil work of Railway bridges along the Northern Railway Line to be undertaken by Sierra Global time to come.

Senior Officials of Sierra Global and representatives from India, commencing the construction work at an auspicious time. Dr. Arosha Fernando - Director / CEO, Muditha Kariyakarawana - GM (Planning), Janaka Dharmaratne - GM (Sales & Marketing), Gamini Illangakoon - Head of FOC Projects and K. H. Rupasinghe - Consultant of FOC projects of Sierra Global and Senior Officials from the local Police Station look on

The entire track from Vavuniya to Jaffna was destroyed during the civil war which ended in 2009. The railway track from the Northern town of Vavuniya to Omanthai has already been built and trains are being run.

The track from Omanthai to Kankasanthurai has been awarded to IRCON. The 149.3 million dollar project is financed by the Exim Bank of India.

Sierra Global is also contracted to undertake the construction of Fiber Optic Cable (FOC) along the Northern Railway Line from Parasangaswewa of Anuradhapura district to Kankasanturai, the last point of the Railway line in the Northern tip of Sri Lanka, and from Medawachchiya to Talaimannar Pier which is also falling under the Northern Railway Line construction Project.

Sierra Global has played a vital role in the post-war development in Northern Province where the company has established its Regional Office in Kilinochchi in middle of year 2010 making the first telecommunication infrastructure development company to moving in to the newly liberated area (NLA) with the full strength. Sierra Global has been proactively working in the Northern Province particularly assisting the telecom operators to expand their networks.

Amongst many telecommunication infrastructure development projects, the company has successfully constructed Fibre Optic Cable network of SLT from Jaffna exchange to Vavuniya exchange which has given the seamless broadband connection from Colombo directly to Jaffna. IRCON is an engineering and construction company specializing in transport infrastructure. It offers construction work for railway lines, rail station buildings, airport terminal buildings, roads and highways, bridges and flyovers, tunnels etc.

IRCON has completed over 280 major infrastructure projects in India and over 90 major projects across the globe in more than 20 countries.

"Recently awarded project of construction of new Railway Stations in North has further strengthen the relationship between IRCON and Sierra Global. We are aiming to partner with IRCON on number of other infra development projects during year 2013 and 2014 which will have a direct impact on the annual turn-over of the company" said Dr. Arosha Fernando, Director / CEO of Sierra Global.