State-funded Jaffna hotel land sold
View(s):Land belonging to the government-sponsored Jaffna hotel project in close proximity to the Nallur kovil was sold about six months back, after plans to run it were abandoned, officials said.
State plans to construct a hotel in close proximity to the Nallur kovil was stalled by repeated protests in Jaffna by residents and backed by local politicians and civil society groups. The project was delayed twice and then resulted in the eventual selling off of the land, MBSL Chairman M.R. Shah told the Business Times.
He noted that they sold the land following an advertisement calling for quotations for the purchase of the 80-perch block.
Protests against the planned Rs.450 million hotel project in Jaffna in close proximity to the historic Nallur Kovil was widely reported earlier in the Sunday Times. The land was previously owned by The Finance Company (TFC) and acquired by MBSL when it was the managing agent of TFC in 2008-2010.
Plans previously were derailed when the Municipal Council raised objections over the construction of such a building without the prior approval of the Archeological Department as the 80-room hotel would be situated in a culturally sensitive area.
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