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[Godman]

Another solar plant

Spain's Grupo Clavijo installs 12.56 MW solar power plant in Sri Lanka
Sat, Feb 4, 2017, 08:03 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.

Feb 04, Colombo: Spanish solar company, Grupo Clavijo has completed the Solar One Ceylon solar photovoltaic project for the company Windforce in Sri Lanka.

The facility, generating 12.56 MW of power is located in the town of Welikanda in Polonnaruwa district and was completed in five months.

The solar farm has 624 single-axis trackers from the SP 160 model, which have 315/320 Wp polycrystalline modules manufactured by JA Solar.

This project has consolidated the internationalization of the Spanish firm, which has now installed over 1.2 GW across the world, with over 600 MW in development in various countries.

Grupo Clavijo has its corporate headquarters in Viana (Navarre, Spain), production plants and offices in the USA, Brazil and Chile.

Sri Lanka's largest private sector renewable energy company, Windforce (Pvt) Ltd constructs and maintains power plants that meet the growing demand for green energy.

 

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[Godman]

Discussing the HIZ
2017-02-06 15:52:36

Law and Order and Southern Development Minister Sagala Ratnayaka, Housing and Construction Minister Sajith Premadasa and former speaker Chamal Rajapaksa are seen at a meeting held at Temple Trees today to discuss the measures to be taken regarding the Hambantota Industrial Zone (HIZ).

- See more at: http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/Discussing-the-HIZ-123361.html#sthash.jlyF8rUQ.dpuf

හම්බන්තොට ආයෝජන කලාපය පිළිබඳව සාකච්ඡාවක්

- http://www.dinamina.lk/2017/02/06/%E...E0%B7%8A/29351

@supun1 @NGV-H
They have begun choosing lands for the Investment Zone in Hambantota. Southern and Uva provinces are among the most reliant on Agriculture and after SEZs are built in H'tota and surrounding districts they can reduce their reliance on agriculture and jobs with a more stable income and increasing their quality of life
@Gibbs
According to the Sinhala article they will avoid privatly owned land as much as possible and if they have to acquire land the people will be given better lands and houses in other areas. Local officials will work to debunk false rumours and ease fears of locals.

 

[Godman]

19. Award of contract for providing consultancy services for the port access elevated highway project (Document No – 36)





The proposal made by Hon. Lakshman Kiriella, Minister of Higher Education and Highways, to award the above contract as recommended by the Cabinet Appointed Consultant Procurement Committee, for the implementation of the above project which is funded by the Asian Development Bank, was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.
http://news.lk/cabinet-decusions/it...f-ministers-at-its-meeting-held-on-07-02-2017

 

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Double line extended from Kalutara to Payagala at a cost of Rs 762 mln
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In the event the Trade unions stop fighting and work with one another we would be able to provide a better train service to the people said Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Nimal Siripala De Silva.

He made these comments on the occasion of extending the double line from Kalutara to Payagala and the handing over of the newly purchased motor trolleys which cost Rs 134 million.

At present only 7% commute by train and there is a necessity of increasing it to at least 25%. By providing an efficient service we will be able to attract more commuters and thereby increase our profits said the minister.

With the use of Motor trolleys we can check where there are breakdowns in the railway track and repair and maintain them.

Minister travelled in a new motor trolley from Fort to Kalutara and checked the extension of the double line from Kalutara to Payagala will cost Rs 762 million while the distance is 7kilometers.
Logistics City Opening video

 

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http://www.accessengsl.com/project/...idge-no-383-on-peliyagoda-puttalam-road-a003/

 

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Indonesia to send 5000 tons of rice to drought-stricken Sri Lanka
indonesia deploys urgent humanitarian aid to sri lanka

As a friend, Indonesia will help Sri Lanka, which is currently facing a food crisis because of drought, Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said on Tuesday.

The country is going through a prolonged dry spell, and more than one million of its people are facing acute water shortage and a food crisis.


“As friends, it is appropriate that Indonesia help Sri Lanka face this difficult situation,” President Jokowi said, as the country delivered humanitarian aid in the form of 5,000 metric tons of rice to Sri Lanka on Tuesday, according to Antara News.

The foodgrain was delivered following a request made by Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena through the countrys ambassador to Indonesia in Jakarta. “I immediately responded to the request and asked the ministers concerned to send the aid, and Alhamdulillah, today, we can send it to Sri Lanka,” Jokowi said.

The Indian Express reported that the Sri Lankan government has declared a state of alert in response to the worst drought the country has faced in four decades. It has implemented measures such as water-use restrictions, deployed soldiers, established a presidential commission and urged its citizens to consume water prudently.

The Sri Lankan National Water Supply and Sanitation Council on Sunday warned of the need to rationalize the consumption of drinking water as the countrys current reserve is expected to last for only two months.

Alahudeen Ansar, head of the Council, said the demand for drinking water has increased by 15 per cent and that measures have been taken to restrict its use in many areas in the 13 affected districts. (Colombo Gazette)

http://colombogazette.com/2017/02/14/indonesia-deploys-urgent-humanitarian-aid-to-sri-lanka/

https://twitter.com/x/status/823221205406720000

 

[Gibbs]

Lotus tower coming up well.. I heard it's going to be the tallest structure in South Asia ? @Godman , @NGV-H ??

 

[Godman]

Lotus tower coming up well.. I heard it's going to be the tallest structure in South Asia ? @Godman , @NGV-H ??

Tallest structure is INS Kattabomman this is would be the tallest habitable structure

 

[NGV-H]

Lotus tower coming up well.. I heard it's going to be the tallest structure in South Asia ? @Godman , @NGV-H ??

The tallest building I believe.

 

[Gibbs]

Singapore’s Mustafa Center to build US$200mn complex in Sri Lanka

By Editor on March 3, 2017
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Colombo, March 3 (NIA) – Singapore’s popular Mustafa Centre will go head with a 200 million US dollar mixed development project in Sri Lanka, the Head of BOI, Upul Jayasuriya said here Friday.

An EconomyNext report, quoting Jayasuriya said the Mustafa’s project in Sri Lanka will have a hotel and apartments as well as a shopping complex.

The complex will come up in the Kotahena area of Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo.

Jayasuriya, in an interview with the weekend paper Sunday Times said last month that the return of Mustafa is reminiscent of a famous Egyptian hit “Ya Mustafa Ya Mustafa” which was popular on Sri Lankan airwaves in the 1960-70s.

The popular Singapore retailer – where many Sri Lankans made a beeline for shopping – is returning to revive its mixed development project under the banner of Hotel Ten (Pvt) Ltd in an agreement that was originally signed in 2012.

The project will feature a 975-room hotel, a retail development store, 400 serviced apartments and a 1,000-vehicle car park, with a gross floor area (GFA) of 142,125 sq metres at Sir Ramanathan Mawatha, Colombo 15.

The Mohamed Mustafa Group has already made an upfront $10 million dollar investment with a bank guarantee of $3 million pledging to bring $60 million within three years during the project construction period, Jayasuriya said.

https://newsin.asia/singapores-popular-mustafa-center-build-us200mn-complex-sri-lanka/

 

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JICA kicks off study for Colombo-Malabe elevated LRT
LBO
Posted on March 3, 2017 | Banking and Finance, Featured, Shipping and Transport

Mar 03, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka office of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has commenced the preparatory study for the first elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) line in Sri Lanka between Colombo and Malabe.

JICA said in a statement, the study will address key aspects such as current and projected traffic patterns, environmental and social impacts, economic viability, financial implications, optimization of the route, inter-modal connectivity, implementation schedules and operation and maintenance systems.

The approximately 25km route which would be covered by the study runs through Malabe – Battaramulla – Rajagiriya – Borella – Union Place – Kollupitiya and Fort.

“As much detailed study has been conducted on this route by JICA during the feasibility study for monorail it would be possible to shorten the period of the new study by using the same data to the extent possible,” JICA said.

“The final optimum route would be determined with special focus on environmental and social considerations, and inter-connectivity with other public transport modes.”

Malabe to Fort is a high priority transport corridor which connects the administrative capital to the business district in metro Colombo.

The CoMTrans (Urban Transport Master Plan for Colombo Metropolitan Region & Suburbs) Master Plan study conducted with JICA assistance in 2012 – 2014 has found that this corridor carries the largest number of vehicles and has the lowest speed compared to all other corridors.

It is also the one major corridor currently not served by a rail based public transport mode. The monorail study found this route economically viable if some of the private vehicle users would shift to public transport during the rush hours.

“The various Government agencies which are responsible for different aspects of land transport would need to coordinate and work towards prioritizing public transport to transform Colombo into a more advanced city,” Chief Representative of JICA Sri Lanka Office, Kiyoshi Amada said.

“We hope the Government of Sri Lanka will maintain such policy consistency which would be crucial to provide equitable, efficient, environmentally sustainable and safe mode of transport to all citizens.”

As evidenced by dynamic cities around the world, improvement and increased usage of public transport systems is the effective and sustainable solution to urban traffic congestion.

JICA expects the study will set a strong foundation to realize this flagship project which will bring economic and social benefits to the entire country.
http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/jica-kicks-off-study-for-colombo-malabe-elevated-lrt/

 

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Transport Master Plan for Colombo Metropolitan Region

 

[Gibbs]

Sri Lanka to test automated traffic management system

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka will soon test an automated traffic offence management system using closed circuit television with number plate recognition capability in Colombo under the planned Western Region ‘Megapolis’ project, an official said.

Use of an efficient traffic enformenent system with CCTV cameras is one of the projects that will be implemented to improve transport in the ‘Megapolis’, said Dimantha De Silva, senior lecturer at the University of Moratuwa and Megapolis transport planner.

“We have got approval for the traffic law enforcement pilot project which will be done in 11 locations with automated traffic management using CCTV with number plate recogniton capability,” he told a forum.

Under the planned system, to be done in 4-5 months, notices of fines for traffic violations will be sent to the homes of offenders, he said at the forum held by the French Embassy and French Agency for Development.

The Megapolis transport planning team is looking at removing traffic bottlenecks and improving capacity at intersections as part of short term solutions to manage the city’s worsening congestion, De Silva said.

http://www.economynext.com/Sri_Lanka_to_test_automated_traffic_management_system-3-7494-6.html