Greater Hambantota Development Plan underway

Raja Waidyasekera - Tissamaharama Special corr

The Greater Hambantota Development Plan is being implemented in 112,000 hectares in Hambantota under a plan mooted by the Urban Development Authority.

Among the development activities are the port administration complex, airport, international convention hall, oil refinery, industrial estate and dry zone botanical garden.

Currently, the construction of the administration complex has been completed.

Forty two State and non-Government institutions in Hambantota will be relocated here to convenience people.

The administration complex comprises five main components which are the Municipal Council building, public library, depots, infrastructure agencies and residential quarters for government officials.

It will also comprise all necessary facilities for the public including supermarkets and restaurants. Hambantota priority projects director architect Ananda Samarasinha said, "the area will be a WiFi zone."

The administration complex concept design was done by Sri Lankan architects led by him.

All engineering qualitative standards are adopted in setting up the building.

He added that the consultancy was rendered by the Project Management Unit of the Hambantota priority project which comprises all local architects, engineers, technical officers, quantity surveyors and other supporting staff.