(a)
Phase I
- Development of Yacht Marina
The
Galle city is gifted with many
attractions, such as coastal beds
with pure blue oceans and coral
reefs, tropical rain forests,
legends attached, the colossal Dutch
Fortress, a world heritage site and
archeological artifacts have made it
a leisure land, a real pleasing
environment to any exhausted body.
The Galle Port is the only Sri
Lankan port that provides facilities
for pleasure Yachts. The
International Yacht Society has
recognized the Galle Port as one of
the world's best attraction. The
increase in arrival of these yachts
has revived the tourism industry of
the country in general and Galle in
particular.
The
facilities of Yachts provided at
Galle Port had been damaged during
the tsunami and the proposed
development is to provide a fully
fledged Yacht Marina for the Galle
Port to facilitate the calling
yachts as well as to attract more
Yachts.
Phase I
(A) :
This
Phase I (A) of the project consists
of development of basic facilities
of Yacht Marina with berthing
facility for 22 Yachts of 15m long
and 3m draft with facilities of
services and repair facility with a
workshop. The project duration
is 12 months and estimated project
cost is Rs. 125 million. The
project was successfully completed
in 2015.
Phase
II - Development of Galle Port as a
Commercial Leisure Port
The
Phase II of the project consists of
a breakwater of 900m long, a
multi-purpose berth of 300m long and
rectreation facilities as;
Whale/Coral watching, Boat service,
Restaurant and Hotels etc.
The basic design has been
completed and awaiting clearance for
the project from UNESCO to commence.
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