evidence: View(s):Volkswagen AG’s local joint venture partner Senok Automobile (Pvt) Ltd will next month start to build the Volkswagen car plant in Kuliyapitiya in the Kurunegala District, government sources revealed. Fresh doubts emerged last week on the implementation of Sri Lankan government’s much publicised project following a statement made by Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises Development Eran Wickramaratne in an interview with Ada Derana TV on August 29. Answering a question raised by the Ada Derana TV presenter, he stated that parent company Volkswagen AG has taken a decision not to invest in Sri Lanka at the moment due to their international issues hinting that project would be suspended. In a 360 degree turn, he made another statement to newspapers the following day (August 30) announcing that the construction of the Volkswagen car plant will begin in a few months and the delay of the project was due to some land acquisition issue. The acquisition of land and entering into a land lease agreement and other relevant matters have now been completed, a top Board of Investment (BoI) official said adding that it has secured land for the setting up of a Volkswagen assembly plant. There was no impediment now for the Senok Automobile to begin the construction work of the Volkswagen factory in Kuliyapitiya, he disclosed.