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70% of the island's railway network remains unusable
Following the damage caused by a recent cyclone, only about 30% of the country's total railway network-specifically, 478 km out of 1,593
Summary
Reports indicate that 1,777 tanks, 483 dams, 1,936 canals, and 328 agricultural roads sustained damage. While the Road Development Authority re-opened 246 blocked roads, 22 bridges across the island were completely destroyed.
What this story is about
People
- B.K. Prabath Chandrakeerthi2
Organisations
- Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau2
- National Building Research Institute2
- Geological Survey and Mines Bureau2
- Water Supply and Drainage Board2
- Road Development Authority2
- University of Peradeniya2
- Water Resources Board2
- Ministry of Health2
Places
- Nuwara Eliya District2
- Central Province2
- Western Province2
- Nuwara Eliya2
- Uva Province2
- Central2
- North-Central Province.Telecommunication
- North Western Provinces
Keywords
- cyclone2
- damage2
- specifically
- kilometers
- railways
- shocking
- unusable
- network
- remains
- reveals
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