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This is a new residential skyscraper which started construction recently
http://www.447lunatower.lk/
http://www.447lunatower.lk/
This is a new residential skyscraper which started construction recently
http://www.447lunatower.lk/
Looks awesome.
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They are wasting valuable time, they should pick a private partner soon
Sri Lanka Ports Authority to operate East Terminal first phase: Minister
Jan 24, 2017 10:53 AM GMT+0530 | 0 Comment(s)
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka Ports Authority will procure cranes and operate part of a terminal which has since been offered to private investors, Ports Minister Arjuna Ranatunga said.
SLPA had already built a 400 meter section of the East Terminal of Colombo port, and investors had already bid to complete the terminal, but the process has since stalled.
Minister Ranatunga told parliament that cabinet approval had been sought to procure cranes and operate the first section of the terminal which has already been built.
He said no decision had been made on choosing an investor but discussions would continue.
Sri Lanka had been willing to have a 15 percent stake in the terminal which will be handed over to a private operator on a long term lease, but no final decision had been made, he said.
Ranatunga sad his personal preference was to have a 51 percent stake. (Colombo/Jan24/2016)
http://www.economynext.com/Sri_Lank..._Terminal_first_phase__Minister-3-7154-6.html
Sri Lanka Ports Authority to operate East Terminal first phase: Minister
Jan 24, 2017 10:53 AM GMT+0530 | 0 Comment(s)
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka Ports Authority will procure cranes and operate part of a terminal which has since been offered to private investors, Ports Minister Arjuna Ranatunga said.
SLPA had already built a 400 meter section of the East Terminal of Colombo port, and investors had already bid to complete the terminal, but the process has since stalled.
Minister Ranatunga told parliament that cabinet approval had been sought to procure cranes and operate the first section of the terminal which has already been built.
He said no decision had been made on choosing an investor but discussions would continue.
Sri Lanka had been willing to have a 15 percent stake in the terminal which will be handed over to a private operator on a long term lease, but no final decision had been made, he said.
Ranatunga sad his personal preference was to have a 51 percent stake. (Colombo/Jan24/2016)
http://www.economynext.com/Sri_Lank..._Terminal_first_phase__Minister-3-7154-6.html
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The most unique Skyscraper should be the Altiar which was designed by Moshe Safdie
Yep, That will look pretty awesome against the skyline once it's done.. But i wonder how the elevators would go ?
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Work on the proposed three new flyovers at Rajagiriya, Ganemulla and Polgahawela is progressing rapidly.
Road Development Authority (RDA) Director of UK Steel Bridges and Spanish Flyover Project, Piyal Warnakulasuriya told the Daily News that these flyovers will ease the heavy traffic congestion in Borella, Rajagiriya, Ganemulla and Polgahawela areas and avoid delays experienced by motorists.
He said the Rajagiriya flyover will be constructed in two phases.
According to the cumulative physical progress report, 64 percent work of the first phase of the Rajagiriya flyover from Battaramulla to Borella has already been completed while 15 percent work of the Rajagiriya flyover from Borella to Battaramulla under the second stage has been completed.
Meanwhile, the cumulative physical progress of the Polgahawela flyover and Ganemulla flyover is 72 percent and 77 percent.
Warnakulasuriya said piling work has already been completed on the Ganemulla and Polgahawela flyovers while the erection of the structures will begin soon.
Piling work on the first phase of the Rajagiriya flyover from Battaramulla to Borella and the second phase from Borella to Battaramulla will be completed by the end of this month.
“Construction of the Rajagiriya flyover is an urgent need due to the heavy traffic congestion experienced any time of the day in the area. The project will help ease traffic congestion at Sri Jayawardenapura Mawatha, Borella, Battaramulla and Rajagiriya by reducing the traffic between the main flows at Rajagiriya Junction,” Warnakulasuriya said.
The length of the flyover is 533 metres, while its width is 21.4 metres. This will be a four lane flyover along Parliament Road constructed at a cost of Rs. 4.6 billion funded by the Spanish government.
He said the three projects are built with Spanish aid and expertise and fully overseen by the RDA.
http://dailynews.lk/2016/12/17/local/102163
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GOVT APPROVES CMC’S SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROJECT
The government has given the contract to convert municipal solid waste to energy in the Colombo metropolitan area to Western Power Company Ltd which has proposed incinerating the waste and generating power with a steam turbine, according to officials of the Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development.
“Western Power will go for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report through the Central Environment Authority to assess environmental impact of the proposed project,” Environmentalist, Western Region Megapolis Planning Project, Dr. I. Dissanayake told the Business Observer.
The project is considered a priority project, given the growing burden of disposing of municipal solid waste in Colombo, according to Lakshman Jayasekara, project Director/Team Leader, Western Region Megapolis Planning Project of the Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development. Western Power Company, a part of the Aitken Spence group, had proposed setting up the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) power generation project in the Kolonnawa area at Meethotamulla with the capacity to process around 700 tons per day (tpd) of MSW.
According to its original proposal, a 12 MW steam turbine generator unit will be installed for generating electricity from the gasification of waste and delivered to the national grid. The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) will supply the solid waste to the project site.
Western Power Company has a 10 MW power purchase agreement with the Ceylon Electricity Board and says it expects to start construction work by next month and commission the plant by mid-2019.
Already, other companies have shown interest in buying the company which won the contract for converting municipal solid waste to energy, Jayasekara told the investment forum ‘Danish Days in Sri Lanka 2016’ organized by the European Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka and the Embassy of Denmark and the Confederation of Danish Industry.
“Now Sri Lankan companies are interested in buying the firm which won the contract. We’re creating the infrastructure market, a share market type buying and selling of these entities.” Municipal solid waste is currently being dumped in an open landfill, creating environmental pollution and prompting protests by residents of the area.
The government has given the contract to convert municipal solid waste to energy in the Colombo metropolitan area to Western Power Company Ltd which has proposed incinerating the waste and generating power with a steam turbine, according to officials of the Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development.
“Western Power will go for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report through the Central Environment Authority to assess environmental impact of the proposed project,” Environmentalist, Western Region Megapolis Planning Project, Dr. I. Dissanayake told the Business Observer.
The project is considered a priority project, given the growing burden of disposing of municipal solid waste in Colombo, according to Lakshman Jayasekara, project Director/Team Leader, Western Region Megapolis Planning Project of the Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development. Western Power Company, a part of the Aitken Spence group, had proposed setting up the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) power generation project in the Kolonnawa area at Meethotamulla with the capacity to process around 700 tons per day (tpd) of MSW.
According to its original proposal, a 12 MW steam turbine generator unit will be installed for generating electricity from the gasification of waste and delivered to the national grid. The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) will supply the solid waste to the project site.
Western Power Company has a 10 MW power purchase agreement with the Ceylon Electricity Board and says it expects to start construction work by next month and commission the plant by mid-2019.
Already, other companies have shown interest in buying the company which won the contract for converting municipal solid waste to energy, Jayasekara told the investment forum ‘Danish Days in Sri Lanka 2016’ organized by the European Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka and the Embassy of Denmark and the Confederation of Danish Industry.
“Now Sri Lankan companies are interested in buying the firm which won the contract. We’re creating the infrastructure market, a share market type buying and selling of these entities.” Municipal solid waste is currently being dumped in an open landfill, creating environmental pollution and prompting protests by residents of the area.
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BIA second Terminal
Construction of Flyover in Rajagiriya which is the longest flyover in SL as I remember. There are several others that are currently under construction with at least three more to come
Hayleys unveils solar power plant in Welikande
Hayleys Group jointly with Windforce (Pvt.) Ltd and in the forefront of renewable energy, announced today the commissioning of their solar power plant. Located in Welikande in the Pollonnaruwa District, the 10 Mega Watt solar plant has been installed with a solar tracking system that will follow the sun’s rays to ensure an incrementally higher yield of approximately 20 % of energy, than the fixed tilt system. At full capacity, the plant could contribute 22,000 Mega Watt hours to the national grid thus generate enough electricity for roughly 10,000 homes.
- https://www.facebook.com/hayleysgrou...56639444349498
Sri Lanka's places and Sri Lanka's people: Both can easily pass off as Indians.
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Well more like Kerala than rest of the subcontinent to be honest.. Even majority of the people are similar
Just way less chaotic and populated
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Sri lanka population density roughly equal to that of india, Pakistan is lower, Bangladesh is considerable higher.
Population density in the western province is considerably higher than Bangladesh.
To the untrained eye for now they will look the same, but once SL becomes a high-income economy, india will lack the funds to emulate Sri lanka.
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