Uma Oya project halted temporarily

by Rohana Jayalal

The Government has decided to temporarily suspend the Uma Oya multi-purpose development project, which has been a much discussed topic in the past few weeks. People in the Uva Province even held several protest campaigns against the project due to its adverse environmental impact.

Deputy Irrigation Minister Wasantha Aluwihare said that the Government will not stop the project entirely, but would temporarily halt the development project until the issues related to it are fully discussed.