News Riddle Digital Desk: It is known as the ’emptiest airport’ in the world. Sri Lankan administration built the airport with high interest loan from China. Not only India, Russia is also taking responsibility for this airport. The Sri Lankan government has decided to lease this airport to the companies of the two countries.
Incidentally, China has paid most of the construction cost of this airport (Hambantota Airport), which was inaugurated in 2013. Named after Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, the cost of constructing the port was around 17.5 thousand crore rupees. Of this, a Chinese bank gave 16 thousand crore rupees. They provided that money at high interest. But the debt burdened country is in difficulty in repaying that debt.
[আরও পড়ুন: বামেরা ক্ষমতায় এলে দ্বিগুণ হবে লক্ষ্মীর ভাণ্ডার! ভোটপ্রচারে সৃজনের মন্তব্য নিয়ে শোরগোল]
Since 2016, Sri Lanka has been looking for a commercial partner to take care of this port. Meanwhile, this airport has not seen the face of financial profit since its inauguration. In this situation, two organizations of India and Russia got the responsibility of the airport. The name of the Indian company is Shaurya Aeronautics Private Limited. The Russian organization is called Airports of Regions Management. It is known that a 30-year agreement has been signed with the two companies. However, the exact amount of the contract is not yet known. However, it is believed that Sri Lanka will proceed towards repaying China’s debt with the help of this agreement.
Hambantota Airport has been in trouble for a long time. Initially, however, there were domestic and international flights. Although they were few in number. But soon that number dwindled to virtually zero, leaving the airport deserted. And that’s the name of the ’emptiest airport’. Now to see, under the supervision of the Indian and Russian organizations, the international airport will return ‘Sudin’.
[আরও পড়ুন: ‘যোগ্য’দের চাকরি ফেরানোর দাবি, SSC ভবন ঘেরাও কর্মসূচিতে বাম-পুলিশ খণ্ডযুদ্ধ]
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News Riddle Digital Desk: It is known as the ’emptiest airport’ in the world. Sri Lankan administration built the airport with high interest loan from China. Not only India, Russia is also taking responsibility for this airport. The Sri Lankan government has decided to lease this airport to the companies of the two countries.
Incidentally, China has paid most of the construction cost of this airport (Hambantota Airport), which was inaugurated in 2013. Named after Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, the cost of constructing the port was around 17.5 thousand crore rupees. Of this, a Chinese bank gave 16 thousand crore rupees. They provided that money at high interest. But the debt burdened country is in difficulty in repaying that debt.
[আরও পড়ুন: বামেরা ক্ষমতায় এলে দ্বিগুণ হবে লক্ষ্মীর ভাণ্ডার! ভোটপ্রচারে সৃজনের মন্তব্য নিয়ে শোরগোল]
Since 2016, Sri Lanka has been looking for a commercial partner to take care of this port. Meanwhile, this airport has not seen the face of financial profit since its inauguration. In this situation, two organizations of India and Russia got the responsibility of the airport. The name of the Indian company is Shaurya Aeronautics Private Limited. The Russian organization is called Airports of Regions Management. It is known that a 30-year agreement has been signed with the two companies. However, the exact amount of the contract is not yet known. However, it is believed that Sri Lanka will proceed towards repaying China’s debt with the help of this agreement.
Hambantota Airport has been in trouble for a long time. Initially, however, there were domestic and international flights. Although they were few in number. But soon that number dwindled to virtually zero, leaving the airport deserted. And that’s the name of the ’emptiest airport’. Now to see, under the supervision of the Indian and Russian organizations, the international airport will return ‘Sudin’.
[আরও পড়ুন: ‘যোগ্য’দের চাকরি ফেরানোর দাবি, SSC ভবন ঘেরাও কর্মসূচিতে বাম-পুলিশ খণ্ডযুদ্ধ]
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