M Dam officially handed over to Sri Lanka

The Moragahakanda Reservoir head works project (Project M Dam) in Sri Lanka, built by POWERCHINA's Sinohydro Bureau 14 Co, is handed over to Sri Lanka on Jan 8. [Photo/xinhuanet.com]

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena attends the hand-over ceremony. The reservoir is the largest hydro-junction project in Sri Lanka and has been praised for being similar to the Chinese "Diverting Water from the South to the North" project. [Photo/xinhuanet.com]

The hand-over ceremony draws much attention from home and abroad. At present, the project is helping Sri Lanka address issues such as the imbalance of water resources, flooding, and waterlogging problems. [Photo/xinhuanet.com]