Hambantota as eco-friendly district

Ridma Dissanayake and Tissamaharama Special Correspondent Raja Waidyasekara

All measures are in place to develop Hambantota as an eco-friendly district. The first Information Technology park in Sri Lanka is to be set up in Hambantota district and construction is to begin before the end of this year,said Hambanthota district Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa.

"The largest industrial park in Sri Lanka is also to be established in Hambantota district and construction activities of the first three factories are to begin next month," he added.

MP Rajapaksa disclosed this while participating at the inauguration ceremony of the first solar power plant in Sri Lanka, recently.

The first solar power plant in Sri Lanka was established in Hambantota and it had been set up by the Power and Energy Ministry in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority (SLSEA). This is a large- scale solar power plant and is connected to the national grid with a capacity of 500kw.

According to MP Namal Rajapaksa the first aviation training school in Sri Lanka is to be established in Hambantota and the Mattala airport is also to be opened in the near future.