Amidst the recent bad blood between India and Sri lanka over violation of human rights of Tamils of the island nation, here is some good news. A Government company under Ministry of Railways has successfully laid tracks in Sri lanka that were destroyed during years of war in the region.
On Tuesday, the local Government threw open the 43-km long railway line from Medawachchiya to Madhu Road. IRCON International limited, headed by CMD Mohan Tiwari, has built this line on time and with a cost of 81 million USD.
“It was an historic occasion as the train service recommenced in on this section after a gap of 23 years. The reconstructed railway track is designed with a speed potential of 120 km per hour,” IRCON’s public relations officer Rajeev Ranjan Dwivedi said.
After the railway network was devastated in Sri lanka, India had extended lines of credit to build the 252 km railway lines in Northern Province. The entire stretch is being built by IRCON.