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The Beira Lake area is to be developed into a tourist zone to mark ‘World Tourism Day’. This will be done at a cost of Rs 30 million, Economic Development Deputy Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena told the Daily News.
The events are to be held from September 27 to 28 around the Beira Lake. The programme will include developing infrastructure facilities, natural environment and tourist attraction avenues. Among other planned events are an art wall with the participation of 2,000 children from 150 schools, stalls by five-star hotels around the lake area, a laser show and floats on the lake.
According to the minister, children participating in the art wall project will be asked to draw what they think Colombo will look like in 10 years. He pointed out that the Beira Lake Tourist Zone Project will also include a full clean up of the polluted lake and convert it into an eye-catching spectacle.
An island of arts under the title Kaladuwa and a theatre with seating facilities for 500 will be built in the middle of the lake and a 78-metre long chain bridge has been built to provide access to the theatre.
http://www.dailynews.lk/2011/09/21/news46.asp
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