ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka will have to spend more than 350 million dollars to re-build railway tracks damaged by Cyclone Ditwah, Deputy Minister of Transport Prasanna Gunasena said. Upcountry tracks were the most severely damaged while the Northern and Southern coastal tracks were the least affected. The Rambukkana to Kadugannawa track is estimated to cost 74 million dollars Deputy Minister Gunasena said in comments broadcast over Sri Lanka’s Derana television. The Nanu Oya to Badulla track, one of the most severely affected lines, was estimated to cost around 127 million dollars, to his recollection. Re-building the Gampola to Nawalapitiya track…
Fixing Sri Lanka’s cyclone hit railway tracks to cost over US$330mn : Deputy Minister
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