Sri Lanka, April 25 -- The long-awaited Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project (UOMDP) was finally inaugurated yesterday by Dr. Ebrahim Raisi, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran and President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Iran provided the facilities including manpower and funding for the project which is second only to the gigantic Mahaweli Development project which has brought immense benefits to the country's irrigation and agricultural sector, coupled with the enhancement of power generation.
The Iranian President responded to a special invitation extended by President Wickremesinghe, marking the first visit of an Iranian President since former President Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit in April 2008.
Initially, there were doubts cas...