Sri Lanka, April 19 -- Recent power cuts experienced across the country, which led to chaos, loss of revenue, and financial damage, were mainly due to the delay in implementation of the Uma Oya project, Power and Energy Minister Ravi Karunanayake said.

The Minister was speaking during a recent inspection tour of the project site. The Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project was slated for completion in June 2018.

Previous to Minister Karunanayake's visit to the site, President Maithripala Sirisena on February 22, after inspecting the site's underground power plant under construction in Randeniya, directed relevant authorities to speed up its completion and provide its benefits to the people by August.

Minister Karunanayake said he plan...