President declares open ComBank funded Kilinochchi Railway Station
View(s):The Kilinochchi Railway Station, renovated by the Corporate Social Responsibility Trust of Commercial Bank of Ceylon, was ceremonially
Here the President ceremonially opens the ATM at the station premises.
opened by President Mahinda Rajapaksa last week.The bank said in a media release that the reconstruction of this important station along the northern railway line is an acknowledgement of the major part Kilinochchi has played in the economic activities of the Northern Province as one of the major agrarian cultivation destinations in the island from pre-historic times.
Ladies’ and gents’ rest rooms and wash rooms with disabled access have been constructed and the station built to standards stipulated by Sri Lanka Railways. The bank also installed an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) at the station in a gesture of support to the commuters who will use the northern railway line.
The President boarded the Yal Devi train and was joined by Bank Chairman Dinesh Weerakkody, Chairman of the Bank’s CSR Trust Lakshman Hulugalle and the Chief Operating Officer Jegan Durairatnam and other dignitaries for the historic 40-minute journey to the newly built Kilinochchi railway station from Omanthai.
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