The Cabinet approved a joint proposal by Ministers of Internal Transport R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara and Power and Energy Patali Champika Ranawaka to grant policy priority to electrify the Colombo urban railway service, starting with urban railways, to match contemporary global standards.
As an initial step towards this, a steering committee is to be formed comprising senior officials representing the Ministries of Internal Transport, Power and Energy, the Ceylon Electricity Board, Department of Sri Lanka Railways, the Institution of Engineers, the Department of National Planning, and the General Treasury to make a detailed study of the feasibility of electrifying the railway segment between Panadura and Veyangoda and also to determine appropriate strategies and projects to electrify the railway system based on the findings of the feasibility reports.
The feasibility study will be based on the preliminary feasibility assessment conducted in 2008 jointly by the Institution of Engineers of Sri Lanka, the Ceylon Electricity Board and the Department of Sri Lanka Railways."
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