Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Govt rejects all 11 tenders for Kalpitiya tourism development project

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By Mario Andree

The government in future will lease out land for tourism development on a first come first served basis in Kalpitiya in North Western Sri Lanka instead of calling for tenders. The Deputy Economic Development Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardane told journalists at a news conference yesterday (1) that the government had rejected tenders from all 11 bidders to develop tourism infrastructure on several islets off Kalpitiya. "We would set a price and lease out land on a first-come-first served basis," he said.
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