Japan to resume 11 stalled Government funded projects

The Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Mizukoshi Hideaki on Thursday announced that work on 11 stalled projects funded by the Japanese government will resume promptly.

The Ambassador while expressing Japanese government commitment to supporting Sri Lanka’s efforts to combat corruption and irregularities, said that his country will continue close collaboration with Sri Lanka.

Ambassador Mizukoshi made these remarks during a meeting with the Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, at the Presidential Secretariat on Thursday (26).

Accordingly, these projects include the Kandy City Water Management Project, Phase II of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) Development Project, the Terrestrial Television

Broadcast Digitization Project, the National Transmission and Distribution Network Development Project, Phase II of the Anuradhapura North Water Supply Project, the Rural Infrastructure Development Project, the Kalu Ganga Water Supply Project, and improvements to health and medical services.

Ambassador Mizukoshi stated that the agreement encompasses the swift completion of the first phase of the Habarana -Veyangoda transmission line project and the Anuradhapura North water supply project, both of which are nearing completion with Japanese assistance. He also highlighted the payments related to the recently finished Kelani Ganga new bridge construction project. The meeting was attended by Deputy Head of the Embassy of Japan in Sri Lanka Nayoki Kamoshida, First Secretary of the Embassy of Japan Ohashi Kenji and Senior Additional Secretary to the President Roshan Gamage.

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