Posted on January 24, 2019
Colombo, January 23 (Xinhua): For Sri Lankan engineer Sanjeewa Alwis, a veteran of the Colombo Port City project, the four state-of-the-art Chinese dredging vessels pumping yellow sea sand was an endearing spectacle.
With the reclamation of land completed, the Chinese-funded Port City under construction near the Colombo Harbor is beginning to take shape.
It will soon be ready to host maritime structures and other infrastructural construction.
A mechanical, electrical and plumbing manager of the project, Sanjeewa said it was not easy to push forward the development in the beginning.
Sanjeewa still vividly remembers that at a Belt and Road forum in Beijing in May 2017, he had asked the Sri Lankan government for a backup water supply inlet for the project site.
The Colombo Port City has gradually but increasingly gained popularity in the island country, with many looking forward to making use of the facilities.
Source: NewsIn Asia
