Visitors welcome at H’tota water filling ceremony
Dharma Sri Abeyratne
Considering public enthusiasm to see the inaugural water filling
ceremony of the Hambantota harbour, visitors to the event will be
allowed to view the historic water filling ceremony from the harbour
bed, Ports Authority Public Relations Deputy Chief Manager Nalin Aponsu
said.
The water filling ceremony will commence on August 15 morning under
the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Visitors will be allowed to the harbour premises from 4 a.m. without
hindrance. Sri Lanka Ports Authority has taken steps to facilitate the
visitors as this is a historic event.
The harbour will be filled with small quantities of water first to
allow the public to wade in and wallow in the water as this is an
opportunity afforded once in a lifetime. Gradually, the harbour will be
filled up to the required water level.
|