Cabinet approves Rs. 3.38 billion project to address flooding in Rathgama
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Newswire reports that the Cabinet of Ministers approved a Rs. 3,380.22 million project to address recurring flooding in Rathgama, a service town between Galle and Hikkaduwa in Sri Lanka’s Southern Province. The report attributes the flooding to the town’s lack of a proper drainage system.
Newswire says the Sri Lanka Land Development Corporation is scheduled to carry out the project between 2027 and 2029. The approval followed a proposal by the Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development, according to Newswire.
Newswire reports that the plan includes developing about 13 acres of an abandoned 24.5-acre paddy field between Rathgama-Dodanduwa Road and Wijeyaratne Road into a water pool and retention area. It also includes bank development and construction of a maintenance access road.
Newswire says the project will improve drainage on a 1.5-acre downstream plot to channel excess rainwater into Rathgama Lagoon.
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