Uthuru Vasanthaya targets:

Tourism renaissance

Irangika Range

The Government is planning to develop the beautiful stretch of sandy beaches in Kayts and Karainagar islands in Jaffna for tourism under the Uthuru Vasanthaya project.

Northern Province Governor G. A. Chandrasiri said plans are afoot to develop popular Kasurina beach in the Karainagar island and Welanai beach in the Kayts island as tourist attractions.

These two beaches Kayts and Karainagar islands were recently opened to public under the patronage of Social Services and Social Welfare Minister Douglas Devananda and Northern Province Governor G. A. Chandrasiri.

The Governor said this section of the Northern coast gives the picture of a tropical beach dotted with palm trees, white sandy beaches and blue waters.

“The plan would recognize potentials, elaborate a holistic vision and present qualitative and quantitative development of the area,” he said. Under the Karainagar island development program construction work on the access road entering the island has been expidited. A tourist hotel with modern facilities in the Kasurina beach of the Karainagar island will also be built.

The Karainagar Pradeshiya Sabha has already commenced development activities of the beach and its surrounding to attract tourists. In addition, the Welanai Pradeshiya Sabha has commenced development of the Welanai beach.

Other major attractions of these sandy beaches include shallow waters for swimming, surfing and diving. “That is why we plan to develop the area to attract local and foreign tourists,” he said.