News:2017-01-26/Infrastructure/tourism-ministry-gets-permission-to-lease-a-further-155-perches-beside-yala-to-wild-coast-tented-lodge

NewsInfrastructure26 January 2017

Tourism Ministry gets permission to lease a further 155 perches beside Yala to Wild Coast Tented Lodge

The Tourism Ministry received permission to lease 155 perches of land next to Yala National Park to Wild Coast Tented Lodge, a venture of MJF Holdings, for 50 years, the Daily FT reported. The land, adjacent to Yala Block C, adds to a seven-acre site allocated to the lodge in September 2012, according to the Cabinet paper submitted by Tourism Development Minister John Amaratunga.

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PlaceSri Lanka

Growing regionSouthern Sri Lanka

Growing areaYala-Lunugamvehera

AgencyMinistry of Tourism Development; Wild Coast Tented Lodge (MJF Holdings)

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2017-01-26 Infrastructure Tourism Ministry gets permission to lease a further 155 perches beside Yala to Wild Coast Tented Lodge The Tourism Ministry received permission to lease 155 perches of land next to Yala National Park to Wild Coast Tented Lodge, a venture of MJF Holdings, for 50 years, the Daily FT reported. The land, adjacent to Yala Block C, adds to a seven-acre site allocated to the lodge in September 2012, according to the Cabinet paper submitted by Tourism Development Minister John Amaratunga. https://www.ft.lk/Front-Page/dilmah-to-get-155-perch-yala-land/44-593923 Sri Lanka Southern Sri Lanka Yala-Lunugamvehera Ministry of Tourism Development; Wild Coast Tented Lodge (MJF Holdings)