The crowd, led by Joint Opposition MPs, was protesting against a possible Public-Private Partnership between the Sri Lankan Government and India to run the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA).
However Civil Aviation Ministry Secretary G. S. Withanage insisted that there was no concrete plan on the matter yet as India is yet to send produce a comprehensive proposal following its initial expression of interest.
The Indian Government has indicated willingness to invest $ 205 m as its equity share of the asset which it has valued at $ 293 million. Cabinet approval was granted last month to evaluate the proposal and commence formal negotiations with the Indian counterparts. The Cabinet also instructed the Ministry to obtain a full valuation report from Government Valuer.
The Sri Lankan Government requested a detailed proposal a month ago, immediately following the Cabinet green light.
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