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Japan grants funds to construct bridges in Sri Lanka
25 January 2010: The Japan Government has reportedly provided a grant of Rs 3.6 crore for a project to prepare detailed designs for the construction of 5 bridges in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka.
The money is to be used to prepare detailed designs for the construction of five bridges that were constructed during the colonial period and are over 50 years old.
The five bridges include the Panichchankeni Causeway and a bridge on A 15 (Batticaloa -Trincomalee) road and 4 other bridges namely 240/4 bridge, Mundeni River Bridge, Pulavady Bridge and 287/7 Bridge on the Peradeniya-Badulla-Chenkalady Road.
The Road Development Authority under the supervision of the Ministry of Highways and Road Development will implement the project.
Source: Colombo Page