Bopath Ella to be a tourist site
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The Bopath Ella water fall in the Ratnapura District (Picture by
Nimal Wijayatuna, Eheliyagoda
Special Corr) |
Nimal Wijayatunga - Eheliyagoda special corr.
The Kuruwita Pradeshiya Sabha has finalized arrangements to develop
the Bopath Ella Falls area in a systematic way so as to attract more
local and foreign visitors. Financial assistance for the scheme will be
granted by the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council. A sum of five million
rupees will be allocated for this purpose.
The Kuruwita Pradeshiya Sabha will spend another five million rupees
on the Bopath-Ella Expansion Development Project to be launched soon.
Earlier the Pradeshiya Sabha had spent Rs. 4.5 lakhs for supplying
drinking water and erecting of trading stalls. A cleaning-up Shramadana
campaign was launched throughout the Bopath Ella area very successfully. |
