ECONOMYNEXT – India will build 15 Bailey Bridges to through a 450 million dollar cyclone recovery package to reconstruct Sri Lanka’s damaged infrastructure, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said. A 100 foot Bailey Bridge was on the B-492 Highway along the Kandy–Ragala Road, was inaugurated on January 10 by High Commissioner of India Santosh Jha, and Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways, Prasanna Gunasena. The bridge was installed by the 19 Engineer Regiment of the Indian Army and was begun within three weeks of announcing a 450 million dollar aid package. “The newly commissioned Bailey Bridge has significantly improved…
Sri Lanka to get 15 more Bailey Bridges from India to connect Cyclone hit highways
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