Japan extends grant to up facilities at BIA, Colombo Port

The Government of Japan has provided a grant of USD 8.4 million through the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to strengthen PoE facilities in Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

The grant component for Sri Lanka aims to strengthen capacities at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) and the Colombo Port, which are vital gateways to the island nation, to be future-ready for responding to public health emergencies such as pandemics and infectious diseases.

The event for handing over the first part of the donation took place on Wednesday (10) at the BIA.

Under this initiative, BIA and Colombo Port are set to receive cutting-edge equipment and facilities, including advanced baggage scanners, full body scanners, Automated Border Control (ABC) gates equipped with a Face Recognition System (AFRS), full-page e-passport scanners, and biometric-based access control systems.