Colombo Port City beach to be opened for public

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The beach in the Colombo Port City is scheduled to open for the public next year and the Port City Colombo Pvt Ltd has accelerated construction work of the project to enable completion by 2021, Secretary to the Ministry of Urban Development, Water Supply and Housing, Engineer Dr. Priyath Banduwickreme said.

He said a 2km long stretch of beach is now being built with a several recreational facilities including a beach park, children’s park, boat yards, restaurants and allied infrastructure facilities. Dr. Priyath Banduwickreme said.

The construction work on the 3.2 km long break -water at a height of 4.5 mtrs above mean sea level was already complete. He pointed out that the break–water prevents breaking waves from crashing against the beach and provided safety for bathing and swimming.

Dr. Banduwickreme said the public would be allowed free entry into the Port City and that the construction work of the proposed access road from Galle Face Green to the Port City was now underway.

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Sri Lankan Saturday, 20 June 2020 09:49 AM

Our great country with 5000 year history was ruthlessly invaded and ruled by the Europeans for 450 years and we were all made into second class citizens in our own country. Now it is these same criminal Europeans and their illicit son “America” who are calling us to stop our links with China and shedding loads of crocodile tears for us.

Tamil Saturday, 20 June 2020 09:59 AM

What an exciting news to here!!!. Thank you China. Thank you President Xi . We are with you all the way.

Kala Saturday, 20 June 2020 09:59 AM

Very expensive beach. We could’ve just cleaned up the Wellawatte, dehiwala and mount Lavinia beaches at a fraction of the cost.

Janaka Saturday, 20 June 2020 10:24 AM

Best news of the day...

Buddhist Saturday, 20 June 2020 05:29 PM

Is this because no one wants to invest in this white elephant to develop the reclaimed land? So we spent so much of money to develop a beach?

Felix Sunday, 21 June 2020 01:49 PM

All this while the majority of Sri Lankans living under the poverty line with beggars everywhere.

Good citizen Perera Sunday, 21 June 2020 05:48 PM

Government didn’t spend a cent on this. It’s a total FDI project. So be it China or America, if no loan and FDI, why not. Otherwise we will never be a developed country. If Singapore thinks like most of Sri Lankan’s, they would have been under developed than Malaysia. Look where they are now.

Mandayan Sunday, 21 June 2020 06:22 PM

@Sri Lankan: Mate, who invited the Europeans, the Portuguese? It was one of the three brothers who ruled the nation except the North. Now who invited the Chinese? Again one of the three brothers who are ruling the Nation including the North. Well history repeats itself! First three sons of King Wijebaku and now three sons of Rajapaksa!

Sajit Sunday, 21 June 2020 08:01 PM

Mandayan, If your house had been burgled before and after many years the same burglars return but this time masquerading as noblemen and appears in front of you and almost beg you not to trust your new friend and claim he is a potential burglar, how would you react ?

Kim Monday, 22 June 2020 08:18 AM

This Colombo Port City Project is due to be completed only in 2043 with lots of conditions attached and will have a little piece of Chinese territory in the Indian Ocean when it is completed. Nothing comes free from China.

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