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Cabinet approves land acquisition for Kelani Valley Railway Development ...
May 5, 2026 at 3:43 PM The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to acquire land from Maradana to Avissawella for the planned development of the Kelani Valley railway line. The move follows earlier policy approval to modernize the line and resettle families living along the railway reservation. The Cabinet has now granted prior approval to allocate the necessary provisions for resettlement. Accordingly, land located within the Colombo, Thimbirigasyaya, Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, Maharagama, Homagama, Padukka, and Seethawaka Divisional Secretariat divisions will be acquired by the respective Divisional Secretaries. The proposal was presented by the Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development and received Cabinet approval. (Newswire) 2026-05-05
Mahindananda Foundation returns leased property to Railways ...
✳️ The Paradox of Crumbling Systems and Flawed Purchases Today, the Sri Lanka Railways ... With Cabinet approval, Sri Lanka's old train compartments will soon be ...
In Sri Lanka's Kelani Valley railway corridor, the ADB-supported ...
In Sri Lanka's Kelani Valley railway corridor, the ADB-supported Pearl #City Resettlement Program relocated 120 low-income, non-titleholder households...
President holds high-level meeting on suburban electric rail rollout
The Government is planning to introduce electric train services alongside the existing railway network, with initial operations expected to commence early next year. The proposal was discussed at a high-level meeting held yesterday at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, focusing on the modernisation of suburban rail services under the Colombo ...
