An S-14 train power-set has been imported from China at a cost of Rs 1.8 billion today (Aug 13), the Transport Ministry said in a press release.
The power-set comprises two engines along with two air-conditioned compartments, two second class compartments and three third class compartments.
According to the ministry, eight similar power-sets are to be imported at a total cost of Rs 16.5 billion in near future. These power–sets would undergo a test run before being put into operation along the main railway line between Colombo Fort to Badulla.
These power-sets are expected to reduce problems faced by commuters due to the lack of trains operating along the Kandy rail line, the Transport Ministry further said.
The Department of Railways is expected to launch an intercity rail service using these power-sets to that effect.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
The Presidential election will be held on September 21, the Commission of Elections has decided.
The former leader of the New Sama Samaja Party (NSSP) and the New Left Front and well-known figure in left-wing politics in Sri Lanka, Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne, passed away at the age of 81.
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