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Moves to make Batticaloa one of the best tourist destinations next year
A discussion was held recently at the President’s Office yeas morning under the chairmanship of President Ranil Wickremesinghe to identify land for the promotion of the tourism industry in the Batticaloa District.
The identification of coastal lands belonging to the state and private sector from Werugal-aru to Batticaloa in the Batticaloa District was taken up for discussion.Seveal Divisional Secretaries including the Batticaloa District Secretary K. Karunaharan joined the discussion via Zoom.
President’s Secretary Saman Ekanayake, Senior Advisor to the President on National Security and Chief of Staff to the President, Sagala Ratnayaka, Senior Economic Adviser to the President Dr. R.H.S. Samaratunga, Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and Lands W.A. Chulananda Perera, Secretary of the Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation R.M.C.M. Herath and heads of line institutions participated in this discussion.