The Picture - An artist`s impression of the building.

COLOMBO: Work on the tallest twin tower in Sri Lanka will commence with a `ground-breaking` ceremony next week.

Suchirindia, a Hyderabad based business group has ventured into the construction of the twin towers of 40 floors and 70 floors in Colombo in collaboration with NEB Rapid Infrastructure and the Government of Sri Lanka. It is being developed at a cost of US$ 250 million.

The residential tower is close to the Parliament complex and proposed main terminals of the metro railway. The total built-up area for the commercial tower including the convention center and the residential tower would be two and a half million square feet.