Uma Oya project ready to be handed over to public tomorrow

Colombo, April 23 (Daily Mirror) - All arrangements have been made to hand over the Uma Oya Multi-Purpose Development Project to the public tomorrow (April 24), Irrigation, Wildlife and Forest Conservation Minister Pavitra Wanniarachchi said following a recent visit to inspect the project. 

The Uma Oya Multi-Purpose Development Project is set to be handed over to the public with the patronage of President Ranil Wickremesinghe and President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi.

The project was officially launched in 2010, with an estimated cost of USD 514 million.