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Sri Lanka to unveil a telecommunication tower
24 March 2011: The Government of Sri Lanka is planning to open the multipurpose transmission tower constructed in Kokawil of Mullaitivu District in Northern Province. Kokavil was a center of radio transmission for a long time but the area was under the control of Tamil Tiger rebels for many years before the area was liberated by the Sri Lankan Army last year.
Kokavil tower, the largest and the highest transmission tower in Sri Lanka is 175 meters in height. Around 350 million rupees have been spent for the construction of the tower. The tower which is Sri Lanka's first ever multi-channel broadcasting tower will be allocated for the providers of services of high speed internet, radio, television, and telephone.
Source: Colombo Page