Arrangements have been made for people to witness the arrival of the first ship to the Magampura Port on 18th November. The Port will be declared open by President Mahinda Rajapaksa on this day.The first ship that will enter the Magampura harbour on Thursday morning amidst chanting of Pirith by 254 members of the Maha Sangha who will be on board the vessel the “Jetliner”, and it will be followed by a sailing ship and a Sri Lankan cargo ship. The sailing ship will symbolize the proud maritime history of the country while the cargo ship will showcase the commencement of industrial and commercial activities of the harbour.
The Chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority Dr. Priyath Bandu Wickrema informed that functioning of the first stage of the Harbour will commence from Thursday. He said that the Magampura port has become an active port in the country and already 27 investors have come forward to start projects related to the port, and in the first stage, the port will provide 10,000 direct employments and over 60 thousand indirect employments. (niz).
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