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Cabinet approves award of BIA expansion contract to M/s Maga Engineering (Pvt.) Ltd
Approval of the Cabinet of Ministers has been granted at their meeting held on 09.02.2025 to carry out the procurement process to construct a new building for 36 check – in counters and 06 corridors from the passenger terminal to access area to flights under the project to develop infrastructure facilities for
expanding the capacity of the terminal where departing passengers are waiting.
Thereby, bids have been called to select a suitable contractor in the regard under International Competitive Procurement
Methodology and three (03) bids have been received in relation to that.
Subsequent to evaluation of those bids and based on the recommendations submitted by the higher – level standing procurement committee, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the resolution furnished by the Minister of
Ports and Civil Aviation to award the contract, to a sum of United States Dollar 7.26 million (exclusive of value added tax) and to a sum of Rupees 3.77 billion (exclusive of value added tax) to M/s Maga Engineering (Pvt.) Ltd. who has submitted the minimum substantially responsive bid
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Centralized Zero Waste Biomass Cinnamon Processing Centre to be established at the Mapalana Agri Faculty of the University of Ruhuna
The cinnamon industry in Sri Lanka maintained focusing the small – scale cultivators in Matara and Galle districts are confronting numerous common issues constantly such as the higher processing cost, sanitary standards and minimum consumption of biomass waste.
As a remedy to these obstacles, the Industrial Technology Institute has planned to establish a Centralized Zero Waste Biomass Cinnamon Processing Centre within the Mapalana Agri Faculty of the University of Ruhuna in collaboration with the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the University of Ruhuna.
The project is planned to be carried out as a development project with four phases within a period of 27 months.
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Science and Technology to establish the Centralized Zero Waste Biomass Cinnamon Processing Centre as a joint project of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Industrial Technology Institute and the University of Ruhuna at the Mapalana Agri Faculty of the University of Ruhuna
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S. N. B. M. Patdmasiri appointed Director General of the Department of Government Factories
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply to
appoint S. N. B. M. Patdmasiri who is a Special Grade officer in Sri Lanka Engineering Service and currently serving at the Department as the Additional Director General to the post of Director General of the Department of Government Factories with immediate effect.
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Cabinet approval to hold the 4th BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting and Senior Officials’ Meeting in Sri Lanka on 17 and 18 March 2027
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is a regional organization comprising seven (07) South Asian and East Asian countries: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
The prime objective of the organization is to promote economic cooperation among the countries bordering the Bay of Bengal.
Agriculture is a major source of income for the BIMSTEC member countries. Due to the importance of agriculture and related sectors for sustainable development and regional food security, agriculture has been included as one of the areas in the BIMSTEC cooperation.
Accordingly, the BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting and Senior Officials’ Meeting are conducted once every two years, and it has been proposed to conduct the 4th (fourth) meeting in Sri Lanka.
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land, and Irrigation to host the fourth BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting and Senior Officials’ Meeting on 17th and 18th March 2027.
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