New Aviation Fuel Pipeline to Katunayake Begins Today

COLOMBO (News1st);The laying of a new pipeline to transport aviation fuel from Muthurajawela to Katunayake will commence today.

This will take place under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, D. J. Rajakaruna, stated that the pipeline is 21 kilometers in length.

Meanwhile, he also stated that the construction of three oil storage tanks with a capacity of 40,000 cubic meters each will also begin today.