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The archetypal Bailey Bridge built with India's assistance bundle to Sri Lanka was opened for postulation successful the cyclone-hit land federation connected Sunday (January 11, 2026).
The Indian ngo present said that the 100-ft Bailey span was constructed by the Indian Army, restoring a captious roadworthy nexus betwixt the Central Province and Uva Province.
"Restoring connectivity — the archetypal Bailey Bridge nether Indian Assistance Package for Post-Ditwah Reconstruction opened for traffic," the Indian High Commission successful Sri Lanka said successful a station connected X.
Restoring connectivity - the archetypal Bailey Bridge nether Indian Assistance Package for Post-Ditwah Reconstruction opened for traffic.
High Commissioner @santjha on with Hon. Deputy Minister of Transport Dr. Prasanna Gunasena and Hon'ble Deputy Minister of Education and Higher… pic.twitter.com/J4lL3UVUqQ
The span was inaugurated by the Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha, on with Deputy Minister of Transport Prasanna Gunasena and Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Education Madhura Senevirathne.
It was built nether a $450 cardinal reconstruction bundle by India to Sri Lanka, which was deed by Cyclone Ditwah successful November, causing wide flooding and landslides, resulting successful implicit 600 deaths.
The bundle was announced during External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar's sojourn to Sri Lanka. It includes $350 cardinal successful concessional Lines of Credit and $100 cardinal successful grants.
India launched ’Operation Sagar Bandhu connected November 28 to supply alleviation and betterment assistance to Sri Lanka.
New Delhi has besides extended afloat assistance for the implicit reconstruction of the cyclone-damaged Northern Railway Line from Mahawa Junction to Omanthai, Sri Lanka Railways General Manager Ravindra Pathmapriya said.
The cyclone damaged respective sections of the railway line, which were being developed nether an India-funded reconstruction project.
The assistance was provided successful effect to a petition made done the Indian High Commission, Pathmapriya added.
The reconstruction enactment was to commencement connected Sunday, but was postponed to January 19, successful presumption of the Thai Pongal festival observed by Hindu devotees.
The task includes the operation of 5 caller bridges and the installation of a modern airy signalling strategy on the conception from Mahawa to Anuradhapura.
In addition, the Ambanpola-Kasikotte elephant passageway volition besides beryllium afloat renovated to guarantee safer and easier question for elephants.
According to Sri Lanka Railways, the reconstructed railway enactment is expected to beryllium afloat operational earlier the Sinhala and Tamil New Year connected April 14.
Reconstruction enactment volition beryllium carried retired by IRCON International Limited, an Indian engineering and operation corp established by the Indian Railways.
Pathmapriya said that until the railway enactment is afloat stabilised, lone indispensable services, peculiarly bureau trains, volition operate. Night-time long-distance bid services volition stay suspended during this period.
