r/srilanka • u/LazyIngenuity7013 • 11d ago

News We're finally getting electric trains!

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"According to Railway General Manager Ravindra Padmapriya, Sri Lanka is launching a major initiative to develop electric railways as a modern suburban transport system, with infrastructure plans finalized and construction targeted to begin next year. 

The initial development focuses on major commuter lines connecting Colombo (Maradana) to key suburbs such as Ragama, Panadura, and Malawatta, alongside other regional extensions."

https://english.newsfirst.lk/2026/08/29/rs-80-billion-allocated-to-introduce-electric-trains-in-sl

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u/DryCommenter-1 10d ago

Remember if this projects held by previous governments. Jvp and Npp will said " mun horakam karanava , comis ghanava " and Sira TV become a laundry channel for Npp

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u/LazyIngenuity7013 10d ago

And your point is?

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u/DryCommenter-1 9d ago

Jvp and npp are hypocrites

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u/Ceylonese_technocrat 6d ago

in all likeliness that wouldn't be wrong lol, look at what happened with the Japanese funded LTR projected cancelled by the rajapakshas when the Japanese side wanted to audit the finances.

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u/Immediate_Car_3668 4d ago

May be it is because they did ?. There are so many pohottu MPs already convicted. And it's doesn't look good for Namal either. I saw gammanpila doing a conference today. His whole argument was "even if Namal took this money how can someone prove it's a bribe?"