Aruna Nanayakkara
Senior Project Officer (Transport), Sri Lanka Resident Mission, South Asia Department, Asian Development Bank

Aruna Nanayakkara is a senior project officer (Transport) at Sri Lanka Resident Mission, ADB. He is a professionally qualified civil engineer.

Insight

Tracking Economic Gains from a Road Project with Night Lights Data

A study of nighttime luminosity in Sri Lanka shows an uptake of local economic activities in areas connected by a large-scale road project.

   Economics; Transport; Urban development
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty; Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth; Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure