News:2019-09-01/Infrastructure/environmentalists-dispute-cabinet-approval-to-lease-eight-acres-at-palatupana-near-yala-for-a-resort

NewsInfrastructure1 September 2019

Environmentalists dispute Cabinet approval to lease eight acres at Palatupana near Yala for a resort

Environmentalists said Cabinet approval had been given to lease an eight-acre plot at Palatupana near Yala National Park to a private company for a resort for 50 years without an environmental impact assessment, The Morning reported. In his Cabinet memorandum, Tourism Minister John Amaratunga stated that the resort's owner had already built three tanks, a turtle conservation centre and staff quarters, and that construction had been suspended until the lease was signed. Environmentalists alleged that building had begun before the lease agreement was signed.

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PlacePalatupanaHambantota DistrictSouthern ProvinceSri Lanka

Growing regionSouthern Sri Lanka

Growing areaYala-Lunugamvehera

AgencyMinistry of Tourism Development, Wildlife and Christian Religious Affairs

Approximate location6.24, 81.37

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2019-09-01 Infrastructure Environmentalists dispute Cabinet approval to lease eight acres at Palatupana near Yala for a resort Environmentalists said Cabinet approval had been given to lease an eight-acre plot at Palatupana near Yala National Park to a private company for a resort for 50 years without an environmental impact assessment, The Morning reported. In his Cabinet memorandum, Tourism Minister John Amaratunga stated that the resort's owner had already built three tanks, a turtle conservation centre and staff quarters, and that construction had been suspended until the lease was signed. Environmentalists alleged that building had begun before the lease agreement was signed. https://www.themorning.lk/articles/45628 Sri Lanka Southern Province Hambantota District Palatupana 6° 14' 24.00" N, 81° 22' 12.00" E event site Southern Sri Lanka Yala-Lunugamvehera Ministry of Tourism Development, Wildlife and Christian Religious Affairs