The rail infrastructure proposals in Sri Lanka by an Indian railways construction company, has been met with silence from the Sri Lankan government, Adaderana reported.
The railway projects, focusing on routes between Omanthai to Anuradhapura, Anuradhapura to Maho and Maho to Polgahawela are estimated to cost 468 million US dollars.
“There has been no formal response to the fresh Indian proposals thus far,” the company, IRCON International's Sri Lanka representative, Shyam Lal Gupta was quoted by the news site as saying.
Rejecting the notion that the Sri Lankan state owned Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) is capable of executing the same project at a cheaper cost, Mr Gupta asked, “The SLR had undertaken to upgrade the Colombo-Kalutara stretch, but they have not done that yet. If they are competent why can’t they do that?”
"That the criticisms leveled against IRCON have no basis will come to light if a tender is floated and a comparison with competitors is made in terms of the task, material quality and cost," he added.
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The railway projects, focusing on routes between Omanthai to Anuradhapura, Anuradhapura to Maho and Maho to Polgahawela are estimated to cost 468 million US dollars.
“There has been no formal response to the fresh Indian proposals thus far,” the company, IRCON International's Sri Lanka representative, Shyam Lal Gupta was quoted by the news site as saying.
Rejecting the notion that the Sri Lankan state owned Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) is capable of executing the same project at a cheaper cost, Mr Gupta asked, “The SLR had undertaken to upgrade the Colombo-Kalutara stretch, but they have not done that yet. If they are competent why can’t they do that?”
"That the criticisms leveled against IRCON have no basis will come to light if a tender is floated and a comparison with competitors is made in terms of the task, material quality and cost," he added.
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