Kandy World Heritage City Foundation for Planning and Execution of Development Projects in Kandy, Sri Lanka

08th January 2010, www.news.lk

The Ministry of Cultural Affairs and National Heritage has taken steps to establish the Kandy World Heritage City Foundation with a view to achieve several objectives, the ministry sources revealed.

According to the Ministry, the objectives of this project are,

01. To increase production, to develop the economy and to generate employment opportunities by planning and executing development projects within the relevant area;

02. To undertake a comprehensive study of the projects identified from the master plan for development of the designated area;

03. To undertake action to raise funds from local and/or foreign sources for any definite projects or programmes and many more additional objectives.

The establishment of a Foundation called “Kandy World Heritage Foundation” with a view to ensuring planning and execution of development projects already identified and expected to be identified in future in respect of development and conservation activities within the Kandy Municipal Council in the city of Kandy which is one of the world heritage cities would be boon in the development and conservation activities of the relevant area.