Construction of domestic airport in Sri Lanka to commence soon

24 October 2011: The Sri Lankan government has identified over 300 acre of land in the Kandy District to construct a domestic airport proposed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the preliminary construction work is to commence soon.

The government has identified the land in the Karandagolla area in Kandy to set up the airport. The construction work would be handled by the Sri Lanka Air Force. The discussions are 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.

Source: Colombopage