The Sri Lankan government has identified over 300 acres of land in the Kandy District to construct a domestic airport proposed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the preliminary construction work is to commence next month.
The government has identified the land in the Karandagolla area in Kandy to set up the airport.
Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella has said the preliminary construction work would commence next month and that the construction work would be handled by the Sri Lanka Air Force.
He has said that discussions were also underway to acquire some of the land belonging to the Peradeniya University for the airport project.
The proposed Kandy airport is expected to help boost the tourism industry in the country.
Kandy, the cultural capital of Sri Lanka with the world-famous Temple of Tooth is a major tourist destination next to the Sri Lankan capital Colombo.
source: colombopage