New access to Yala

A new access road to the Yala National Park will be opened through Maligawila parallel to Deyata Kirula Exhibition in Buttala, said Deyata Kirula Co-ordinating Secretary Udaya Seneviratne.

Addressing a media conference at the Information Department yesterday he said the Wildlife Department has also planned a special program to hold night camp sites inside Yala National Park giving opportunity for the Deyata Kirula participants to spend the night in the jungle.

"This will be a new experience for the public and those who are interested in participating in this program will need to reserve their places beforehand," he said.

He further said that special transport arrangements would be arranged from almost every main town to Moneragala with SLTB and Railway Department collaboration for the convenience of the public to attend the exhibition. The bus and train timetables would be announced within next two weeks, he added.

He also mentioned that a special tourism promotion program aiming both local and foreign tourists would be implemented and a documentary containing tourist attractions in the area would be launched parallel to the exhibition. He invited the public to visit Moneragala for two or more days to cover all special programs planned parallel to the exhibition.