The first phase of Sri Lanka’s northern railway project — funded by a
line of credit facilitated by the Indian government — was commissioned
on Friday May 17,2013
Coaches in Bright Red chugged along from Medawachchiya in Anuradhapura,
the North Central Province, to Madhu Road, marking the return of a
crucial transportation link that was shattered during the war.
Tracks along the 43 km-stretch were reconstructed as part of the $ 800
million-project, being executed by the Indian Railway Ministry’s IRCON
International Limited to restore the 252 km-railway line that would
connect different parts of the country.
Commissioning the service, Sri Lanka’s Minister for Economic
Development, Basil Rajapaksa said India had been with Sri Lanka at every
stage of rehabilitation and reconstruction of north Sri Lanka.
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