Sri Lanka, April 28 -- The Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project (UOMPDP) was inaugurated on April 24, with the ceremony presided over by the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Dr. Ebrahim Raisi, and President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

This project marks a milestone as the largest multi-purpose development scheme since the Mahaweli Multi-Purpose Development Project. It aims to enhance the national grid with an additional 120 megawatts of hydroelectric power. Notably, two generators, each producing 60 megawatts, have been dedicated to two women - Dasuni and Chulochana - who made notable contributions to the project. This is the first time that women workers have been recognised in this manner in any development project undertaken i...