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BIA operations at risk

17 Nov 2019

By Skandha Gunasekara The Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd. (AASL) has asserted that the high tension power cable that caused the power outage at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) last Saturday (9) must be replaced as soon as possible. Chairman of the AASL Dhammika Ranatunga told The Sunday Morning that the existing cable had been temporarily fixed but was outdated. “We were able to fix it for the moment but it must be upgraded,” Ranatunga said, noting that the high tension cable, which is central to the BIA’s electrical system, was over 30 years old. He said that the upgrading of the cable was part of Phase II – Package A of the airport's overall development project being implemented with funding from the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA). “The upgrade is part of the package and the proposal is at ministry level. If it is approved then we can request that priority be given to the upgrading of the power cable,” he said. He said that regardless of a change in Government, the cable must be upgraded as soon as possible to ensure smooth functions of the BIA. “The cable must be replaced as soon as possible. It doesn’t matter which government is in power. This issue must be resolved if the airport is to function properly,” Ranatunga added.

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