Director of the Uma Oya Multi Purpose Development Project – D.C.S. Alakanda has said that the Ceylon Electricity Board is saving around Rs. 80 million per day following the opening of the project.

Electricity generation through this is more effective than other sources of generation and the project has helped the CEB save approximately Rs. 1.5 billion within operations carried out for a month, he has added.

The project was jointly inaugurated by visiting Iranian President – Dr. Ebrahim Raisi & Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on April 24.

State Minister of Finance – Shehan Semasinghe will be representing Sri Lanka at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) annual meetings in Tbilisi, Georgia.

The meetings which will commence today (May 02) will be held until May 05.

On a message on X, he had also said, “Sri Lanka, being a founding member of the ADB, has played a pivotal role in fostering partnerships aimed at addressing the country’s developmental challenges effectively. Over the years, our collaboration with the ADB has facilitated sustainable progress and growth across multiple sectors of our economy. The annual meetings will be a forum for networking with other member countries and stakeholders. I look forward to contributing meaningfully to the deliberations at the ADB Annual Meetings.”

Mr. Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena took oath as the Governor of the Southern Province before President Ranil Wickremesinghe today (May 02).

 Meanwhile, Mr. Nazeer Ahamed was also sworn in as the Governor of the North Western Province.