Infrastructure and Development Projects
Sri Lanka is undertaking major infrastructure projects including rehabilitation of the Coastal Railway Line with a new double railway bridge at Maggona. Development initiatives also include transforming Ratnapura into a global hub for the gem and jewellery industry.
We're building a railway bridge while simultaneously constructing Ratnapura into a "global gem hub"—turns out the real gem is our ability to launch ambitious projects with the ceremonial confidence of someone who's never actually finished anything before.
The government aims to develop Ratnapura into a global hub for the gem and jewellery industry, Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Minister Sunil Handunnetti said on Monday (31). He was speaking at the opening of the “Gem City Ratnapura 2026” international gem exhibition https://t.co/f9jhEJtpwc
Construction of a new double railway bridge at Maggona on the Coastal Railway Line began on Monday (31) as part of a project to rehabilitate the railway line. The foundation stone was laid under the patronage of Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways Prasanna Gunasena. The https://t.co/u1VQxfQwt7