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Sri Lanka shelves Negombo lagoon sea plane project
9 March 2011: The Government of Sri Lanka has abandoned the project to land sea planes in the Negombo lagoon. The project was abandoned following discussions with all the stakeholders.
The proposed project to develop the Negombo lagoon for landing sea planes met with wide spread protests from people of the area. The fishermen operating in the Negombo lagoon protested the government's plans to launch a sea plane project in the lagoon.
Source: Colombo Page