The Sri Lankan cabinet on August 8 approved a proposal to conduct a feasibility study to construct an airport in the central hills of Kandy in order to boost tourism in the area.
Tourists watch elephants at a river
in Pinnawela, northeast of Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Photo: AFP)
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Cabinet Spokesperson Gayantha
Karunathilleke said that following a proposal by Minister of Transport and
Civil Aviation Nimal Siripala de Silva, cabinet had granted permission to
conduct the feasibility study.
The airport will be built for
domestic air services and will be aimed at boosting foreign visitors as Kandy
is a popular tourist destination.
Sri Lanka aims to double the number
of tourists to 5 million by 2020 as part of a new tourist strategy to boost
earnings of the South Asian island country, Tourism Minister John Amaratunga
said.
The primary areas of focus,
according to the plan, include world-class management of natural and cultural
heritage sites, strong connectivity to and around the island country and
ensuring a safe and secure destination.
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil
Wickremesinghe said last week the government also aims to develop airports in
the north and east in order to establish a strong air connectivity throughout
the is
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Source: NDO
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