Cabinet approves Badulla–Hali-Ela road rehabilitation using surplus loan funds (opens original article in a new tab)

The government approved using surplus loan funds to rehabilitate a 6 km stretch of the Badulla-Hali-Ela Road, including reconstruction of a damaged section caused by Cyclone Ditva, with an estimated cost of Rs. 600 million.

• Government approved rehabilitation of Badulla-Hali-Ela Road using surplus funds from a foreign-funded project
• Surplus USD 2.4 million from Ampara-Uhana-Mahaoya Road project will fund 6 km road rehabilitation
• Reconstruction of 1.5 km damaged section from Cyclone Ditva is included in the project
• Project estimated cost is Rs. 600 million