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The 10-inch underground pipeline linking the Muthurajawela tank site to the airport in Katunayake is 21 kilometres long and is scheduled for completion in 30 months.","CPSTL is separately building three tanks at the same terminal: two of 15,000 cubic metres and one of 10,000 cubic metres, adding 40,000 cubic metres of storage. Its contract period is 18 months, with completion targeted for April 2028. The announcement describes two distinct construction packages, so their capacities should not be confused."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[{"at":"2026-10-07T00:53:25+03:00","language":"en","text":"German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article."},{"at":"2026-10-07T00:57:28+03:00","language":"en","text":"The article’s language editions and data explanations were reviewed, and identified translation and label issues were corrected. 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