Colombo/New Delhi, April 18 -- Sri Lanka has turned down India's proposal for the construction of a land connectivity project linking the two countries via road and rail-bridge, stating that it was not yet ready for land connectivity, a media report said.
The proposal was raised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his meeting with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumar Dissanayake, when the two met in Colombo earlier this month, the Daily Mirror reported.
The proposal which was mentioned by New Delhi last year in December too during President Dissanayake's visit was turned down, deeming it unfeasible. During their latest meeting in April, the issue was not part of the discussions, the daily said.
Still, on one occasion during the recent bilater...