The Sri Lankan navy has expanded its ship maintenance facilities by building a new side slip way in Galle, reports the Ministry of Defence.
The newly constructed slip way has resulted in upgraded facilities at Galle, allowing for the ships up to 500 tons to be serviced. The project was started in 2014, under Sri Lanka’s previous government, and saw engineers of the Sri Lankan navy complete the construction.
Such facilities were only previously available at Trincomalee in the North-East.
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