Sri Lankan Infrastructure and development thread (rail,road,skyscrapers etc etc)

[NoOne'sBoy]

i get a feeling that thjis city is no longer gonna look like a shit hole anymore but will see

 

[Gibbs]

 

[NoOne'sBoy]

is that garbage in lower left corner?
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[Gibbs]

^^^^

Southern expressway penetrating the western belt of wet zone Sri Lanka

 

[HeinzG]

There is culture like that in parts of South India too. People that are %wise very reliant on foreign/regional trade/commerce historically will keep things neat inherently because its good business sense fundamentally.

Can drive from southern tip of India all the way up Kerala and Karnataka coast even up to Bombay through Goa, and things are quite neat and clean overall. Drive up east coast its not that bad either, but it depends on route.

It is said that there are many Similarities between Kerala and Sri Lanka.

 

[Gibbs]

 

[Gibbs]

Progression of the Central Expressway (Colombo - Kurunegala - Kandy)

Source : Skyscrapercity

 

[cirr]

Sri Lanka, China to co-build dendro power plant

2018-01-19 13:22 Xinhua Editor: Gu Liping

Sri Lanka and China on Friday signed a joint venture agreement to construct Sri Lanka's largest dendro power plant in Moneragala in the country's south.

The power plant will produce 70,000 megawatts of renewable energy per year to the country's national power grid.

The joint venture was signed between Beijing Full Dimension Power Tech Company Ltd, Nanjing Turbine and Electric Machinery Group Company Ltd, and Sri Lanka's IMS Holdings.

While speaking at the signing ceremony, Jinawara Dharmawardana, chairman of IMS Holdings Pvt. Ltd., said that dendro power is the generation of electricity from sustainably grown biomass (fuel wood) and in this project, the fuel would be produced from the wood of the Gliricidia Sepium tree.

Hundreds of farmers in the drought-prone Moneragala district will benefit from this project as the farmers supplying Gliricidia Sepium wood will be making 3.2 million U.S. dollars per year as a result of the power plant, Dharmawardana said.

Explaining the reasons for choosing Gliricidia Sepium wood as the fuel rather than solar power to run the turbines in the power plant, Dharmawardana said that the primary mission of the company is to financially secure the farmers in drought-prone area of the island country.

Hu Xingzhong, chairman of the Beijing Full Dimension Power Tech Company Ltd, said the cooperation, not just a power generation project but also a "community development project," is of "great significance" not only to the partners but also to the two countries.

The power plant will consist of six biomass boilers and three steam turbine generators as the core of the power generation system.

The dendro power plant is expected to start operation by the end of September.

http://www.ecns.cn/business/2018/01-19/289145.shtml

 

[NoOne'sBoy]

I know it's not a comparison but not even close brah.. South East Asia let alone elsewhere

which country in SEA? most SEA countries are shitholes

 

[Godman]

'Colombo Eye’ to add sparkle to Battaramulla
2018-01-26 23:20:42
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The Water's Edge today signed an agreement with Melchers Project Management (Pvt) Ltd to construct a giant ‘Ferris Wheel’ named ‘Colombo Eye’ similar to the ‘London Eye’ in the South Bank of the River Thames in London at the ‘Fantasy Land’ that is to be built in Battaramulla.

The project which is to be launched with a Rs.600 million investment would be the first phase of the ‘Fantasy Land’ construction.

The project to be launched based in Diyawannawa is to be supported by the Urban Development Authority (UDA) and the Sport Ministry.

Participating at the ceremony to mark the signing of the agreement, Megapolis and Western Development Minister Champika Ranawaka said the lake side next to the Water's Edge would be developed and transformed into an entertainment city.

The Minister said that ‘Fantasy Land’ was planned to be built with the latest technology in order to compete with tourist attractions such as those in Singapore and Dubai.

He said during the next three years, the UDA was to make a huge investment in the fields of transport and construction in Battaramulla.

Accordingly the construction of three office complexes and a main multi transport centre is to commence this year.

The Minister said that according to the newest development plan public would receive international level entertainment within Sri Lanka. (Thilanka Kanakarathna)

http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/-Colombo-Eye-to-add-sparkle-to-Battaramulla-144733.html

 

[Godman]

Krrish Square | Colombo, Sri Lanka

Krrish Square is a set of four super tall skyscrapers under construction in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The commercial segment of the project is expected to attract major Fortune 500 companies who are interested in setting up offices in Colombo. The project, currently ranked as the 10th largest of its kind in the world, current stands with a total project cost estimate approximately US$ 650 million. The entire Krrish development will have a 12-floor base "podium", to be used for car parking, high-end retail stores, and shopping complexes. Upon completion, the towers will be some of the tallest buildings in the world.

ROLE OF BSEC
MEP Review

CLIENT
Krrish Group

ARCHITECT
China Construction Design International (CCDI)

CONTRACTOR
Zhongtian Construction Group Co. Ltd

http://bsec.lk/krrish-square.php

@Bombaywalla .. Not too sure about the lofty claim though, But interesting they will preserve the heritage buildings surrounding the project which is a good thing

Krrish was pretty lazy and only restarted the project(After reducing the height) because they were going to get sued and the site became a mosquito breeding ground

 

[Gibbs]

 

[HeinzG]

Yahapalana f*ckers are still posting pictures of Sri Lanka like nothing had happened. The country is in a coma since last local government election. The doller is floating to record heights while the government bureaucracy is in tatters. These people has no shame. Soon their beloved leader Ranil W will be ousted and tried for his crimes against the state.

 

[samv]

Yahapalana f*ckers are still posting pictures of Sri Lanka like nothing had happened. The country is in a coma since last local government election. The doller is floating to record heights while the government bureaucracy is in tatters. These people has no shame. Soon their beloved leader Ranil W will be ousted and tried for his crimes against the state.

Lest anyone forgets what the United National Party (UNP) and Ranil Wickremesinghe has done to our country. This guy needs to go. He needs to be brought to justice. Now. His secret constitution is the next death knell for Sri Lanka.

Let's go back to the 1980s. It was the time when terror enveloped the whole of Sri Lanka. Among the most notorious torture chambers was the one at Batalanda. It was in a 20-acre coconut plantation in the Biyagama electorate. Mr. Wickremesinghe, then a minister in the ruling United National Party, was the political authority behind this illegal detention centre. Under his watch hundreds of Sri Lankan youth 'disappeared' at the notorious Batalanda torture camp. It did not take long for the horrors of Batalanda to be heard across the country. The torturers and murderers were enjoying political patronage of the United National Party government, but their crimes unexpectedly came to public attention when several detainees escaped from the place.

After the mass murders at Batalanda, Ranil Wickremesinghe recruited a convicted killer and criminal Gonawala Sunil as his secretary. Gonawala Sunil went around killing and intimidating people that the UNP wanted to be silenced. Several dedicated armed forces personnel were also threatened by Gonawala Sunil.

A few decades later Ranil Wickremesinghe approves the use of Sri Lankan airports for America's secret rendition flights that were used to transport terror suspects to third countries where they were subsequently tortured and murdered. This is the man who gave up 1/3 of Sri Lanka's land area and 2/3 of Sri Lanka's coastline to the LTTE by signing a secret agreement without the consent of the Sri Lankan people or parliament. He flew LTTE cadres on army helicopters and treated the LTTE hierarchy at the best private hospitals in Colombo. This while our soldiers and intelligence officers were being assasinated by the Tamil Tigers.

This is the man who sold out the military covert operations unit known as the Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) of the Sri Lanka Army. The members were subsequently assassinated by the Tamil Tigers. The scandal came to be known as The Millennium City incident

Threats to the media
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On April 30, 2016 Ranil publicly stated "the biggest threat to media freedom existing in the country at present is the media itself."

Then speaking at an event held in Kandy on Saturday the 23rd of July 2017 Batalanda Ranil stated that certain print media organizations were 'conspiring' against his government.

Not stopping there, he went on to directly threaten the editor of the Daily Mirror saying that she should quit and if she doesn't go "we must see what we can do about it.”

“Do not play with this government" he was quoted as saying. The print media will have to be "taught a lesson."

Ranil Wickremesinghe's extended family controls much of the English language media in Sri Lanka and he holds a tight reign on what is published. Any dissent is met with harsh repercussions including sackings.

Abuse of rivals
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Since being appointed prime minister this thug has abused other politicians in public by calling them dogs, gypsies and frogs. He has abused elderly Buddhist monks and dead rugby stars in order to grab votes. He has publicly threatened the media and singled out editors and journalists for attack. Their crime? Criticizing his regime.

Corruption
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As soon as he came to power Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed his Royal College school buddies to positions of power. Ravi Karunanayake - known for his previous rampant corruption and destruction of state-owned enterprises like Sathosa was appointed Minister of Finance. Another close friend Arjuna Mahendran was appointed head of the Central Bank. Subsequently the biggest scam to hit Sri Lanka in its entire history takes place - the island literally losing billions of rupees. Ranil continues to protect his friends, shielding them from any scrutiny. Meanwhile the economy is destroyed, the rupee tanks and the stock market plummets.

Greed for power
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Unable to win elections on his own because of his unpopularity, Ranil uses Maithripala Sirisena as a puppet with an agreement to be appointed prime minister if Sirisena wins the election. Despite numerous attempts to remove him from the leadership of the UNP by party members, Ranil refuses to leave and entrenches his lackeys in key positions of power. Ranil becomes prime minister through the back door and subsequently begins an attempt to abolish the executive presidency and consolidate power in the hands of the position of prime minister.

 

[Gibbs]