Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2017-01-10 |
Puttalam District Integrated Tourism Development Plan - There is an immense possibility of developing Kalpitiya and Puttalam Lagoon area as Sri Lanka's biggest and the main tourism zone. Accordingly, the proposal made by Hon. Gamini Jayawickrema Perera, the Minister of Sustainable Development and Wildlife, for the implementation of a project under the integrated tourism development plan with collaboration of the Ministry of Tourism Development and Christian Religious Affairs and the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Wildlife within the 2 years from 2017 to 2018, with the objective of transforming this area into a sustainable tourism zone and increasing job opportunities in the tourism field through the enhancement of the biodiversity and the conservation in the area, developing tourist industry with increased employment opportunities and empowering the people in the area, a greater contribution towards the national economy based on the main tourism industries prevalent in the Puttalam District, enhancing the income sources of the people and enhancing the attraction of local and foreign tourists, was approved by the Cabinet. |