The Ministry of Finance has announced the allocation of US$ 10.5 million for the recommencement of the construction of the Kurinchakerny Bridge located in the Kinniya Divisional Secretariat in the Trincomalee District.
Issuing a statement, the Finance Ministry said that the remaining funds of the Peradeniya- Badulla- Chenkaladi Road Development project have been allocated for the Kurinchakerny Bridge project.
The amended agreement in this regard was signed by Finance Ministry Secretary Mahinda Siriwardena and Director (Legal) of the Saudi Fund for Development Abdulmohsen A Almudla.
The recommencement of the construction of the Kurinchakerny Bridge will facilitate the transportation and business needs of approximately one hundred thousand residents in Kinniya, Trincomalee. (Newswire)