The Government of Japan had agreed to provide a loan of Rs. 9,940 million (Japanese Yen 7,000 million) to implement this project.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/japan-gives-lanka-rs-9940-million-loan
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/daily-mirror-sri-lanka
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/japan
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sri-lanka
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rehabilitation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/roads
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/irrigation