Sri Lanka, March 18 -- A 240-foot Bailey Bridge on the Chilaw-Thoduwawa Road, connecting the coastal villages of Thoduwawa and Iranawila, was inaugurated today (18) under India's post-Ditwah reconstruction assistance programme.

The bridge was jointly declared open by Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, Prof. A.H.M.H. Abayarathna, and Santosh Jha, High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, and Member of Parliament W. Ajith Gihan was also present at the occasion, according to the High Commission of India in Colombo.

The bridge restores a vital road link along the coastal corridor connecting Colombo to Puttalam via Chilaw, while supporting livelihoods in the agriculture and fisheries sectors.

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