The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) opened a roofing factory in Ampara on Wednesday.
USAID alongside a local company called Building Solutions have together invested approximately US $800,000 to build a factory to fabricate corrugated steel roofing and silos, said the US embassy in a statement.
The factory was opened by Sri Lanka’s foreign minister Mangala Samaraweera and US Embassy Charge d’Affaires Allison Areias.
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