Proposed Indo-Lanka bridge may open door to smugglers: Mahanayake Thera

Mahanayake of the Malwatta Chapter Ven. Thibbatuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Thera said Sri Lanka is already facing the threat of smuggling of contraband goods and narcotics by sea and that it would worsen if the proposed bridge linking Sri Lanka and India was built.

- By SHANE SENEVIRATNE

During a meeting with Air Force Commander Air Vice Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe, the Ven, Mahanayake Thera stressed the danger of the proposed project.