85 technicians from Iran have arrived in Sri Lanka to complete the Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project, the government announced today.
The group arrived in the country yesterday evening as 95% of the Uma Oya project has already been completed and the remaining work is to be completed before December this year. The project will add 120 MW of electricity to the national grid.
After undergoing the mandatory PCR test at the airport, they were directed to the quarantine centres managed by the Army. At the end of the quarantine period, the group will undergo a second round of PCR tests and later they will be taken to the project site, according to the Army.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
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