India Promised to Construct Expressways in SL

The Prime Minister’s office said yesterday,  India has promised   to assist Sri Lanka in the construction of the Jaffna, Mannar and Trincomalee and Dambulla-Trincomalee expressways.

 The assistance has been pledged on behalf of the Indian government by Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari,  who met Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe last morning.

Mr. Gadkari said India was ready to provide Indian expertise to construct long lasting roads in Sri Lanka.