Lotus Tower construction to commence in November

Sanjeevi Jayasuriya

The construction of the re-located Lotus Tower will commence in November and the Cabinet approval for the project will be received shortly. The tower will be built at D.R. Wijewardena Mawatha with an investment of around Rs 108 million, Telecommunication Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) Director General Anusha Palpita told Daily News Business.

The construction is expected to be completed within 30 months and this Colombo TV project is expected to add colour to the Colombo landscape, he said.

This location will have better ambience than the originally planned site at Peliyagoda and the state-of-the art 350 meter tower will consist of nine floors housing a recreation area including a revolving restaurant, a 1,000 pax banquet hall, leisure centres and an observation deck. There will be 25 star hotel rooms with four suites.

The basement will have a conference hall, a museum, shops and restaurants. The ground floor will provide entertainment facilities including water sports. A proposal for a mini theme park is also in the pipeline.