Most coastal areas in Sri Lanka suffered heavy damage due to the giant Tsunamis caused by the major earthquake off the coast of Sumatra on December 26. At the time, we were working on construction of Southern Transport Development Project (Highway Section) near Galle in the southwest, and in response to the request by the Prime Minister and RDA (Road Development Authority) started recovery construction work on December 27, using the heavy machinery from the Southern Transport Development Project (Highway Section).

Our employees at work

Rubble removal

Part of the reconstructing work was on the Ambalangoda – Galle –Marata (approx. 70km) section of National Highway Route 2. The work mainly consisted of removing and cleaning up the rubble, driftwood, sand, and electric cable, refilling and repairing the collapsed road, removing overturned buses and cars, moving bowsers, etc. Using Galle as our base, we divided into two teams, one worked on the Galle – Ambalangoda section and the other on Galle – Marata using approx. 40 construction units of construction plant including motor graders, loaders, truck cranes, and dump trucks. We completed the work on January 4, and the road reopened to the general traffic. We received a letter of appreciation for this work from the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.

Filling up work