Sri Lanka, April 23 -- Special traffic plans will be set in place tomorrow (24) around Colombo and Mattala in consideration of the arrival of Iranian President Dr. Ebrahim Raisi, Sri Lanka Police said.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe and his Iranian counterpart are scheduled to jointly declare open the Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project (UOMDP) tomorrow.

According to Police Spokesperson SSP Nihal Thalduwa, the road from Mattala to Uma Oya is planned to be temporarily closed around 9.30 a.m. and again from noon to 1.30 p.m.

Meanwhile, the Colombo-Katunayake expressway will remain closed in the afternoon from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. and at night from 9.30 a.m. to 10.30 p.m.

In addition, several roads in Colombo including the stretch of Ga...