The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has yet to provide final clearance for the proposed Colombo Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, Foreign Affairs Minister Vijitha Herath said.
Addressing the weekly Cabinet media briefing, Herath said JICA had conveyed that any decision on the LRT would be considered only after assessing the progress and outcomes of other ongoing projects.
He said work on multimodal transport hubs is currently underway and that discussions regarding the LRT have been held, but formal approval has not been granted.
Herath said that during talks with JICA officials, the government presented its proposals for the LRT. However, JICA indicated that priority should first be given to completing and evaluating existing projects before taking a decision on the rail initiative. (Newswire)