The construction of a world class beach park between Kollupitiya and Dehiwala will begin from October, the Megapolis and Western Development Ministry said.
The park would span 6.2 kilometres and would be constructed as a private-public partnership (PPP) project, a spokesman for the ministry said.
Accordingly, the Ministry would call for tenders starting in September until October following which the construction of the park is to begin, the spokesman noted. Eighty-five hectares of beach land will be reclaimed through a landfill for this project.
It is reported that the project wil be constructed at a cost of USD 300 million and would complement the Port City project.
The National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) has completed its assessment of the project, the Megapolis and Western Development Ministry said.
(DW)
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