13 November 2023 02:04 pm Views - 3239
President said in his budhet speech that the Kandy multi-transport center project will be started in January 2024 under the loan support of the World Bank to remove the vehicle and passenger traffic congestion in the historic city of Kandy and integrate train, bus and other taxi services.
Rs. 1.5 billion will be allocated for the development of the access roads to this center.
The Railway Department will complete the renovation of the railway track from Anuradhapura to Mihintale in January 2024 and Rs. 200 million will be allocated to set up a large city base on the station premises of Mihintale with transport, economic, container and storage facilities with the financial assistance of the private sector.