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Monday, June 21, 2010 - 09.30 GMT |
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First stage of Hambantota Port to be
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The first stage of the construction of Hambantota Port at a cost of US dollar 372 million which include the break water and the Jetty, will be commissioned for operation on November 18th by President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Filling of water to the new Hambantota Port basin will take place on 1st August, 2010.
Three anchorages are being built in an area spanning 43 hectares under the first stage. The depth of the Harbour is 17 metres. The circle of handling the vessels is 600 metres. A Jetty which is 1000 metres long will be completed for commissioning under the first stage. In parallel to the construction work, an oil tank complex is also being built at a cost of 76 million US dollars.
This deep sea port in southern Hambantota is being built with the financial assistance of the government of China. They have also offered financial assistance of US$ 200 million to build the second phase of the Hambantota Port and the agreement in this regard was signed on June 11, 2010 when the Chinese Vice Premier visited the country.
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