The Rajagiriya flyover was declared open by President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe this morning.
President Sirisena was quoted as saying a request was made by the public to name the flyover in the name of late Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero.The Rajagiriya Flyover was constructed at a cost of Rs. 4,700 million.
The four-lane-flyover constructed under a Spanish Flyover Project and a local company is 533 meters in length and consists of a 180-meter access road.
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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