The Hon. Lal Premanath
Hon. Lal Premanath asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism for details on tourism zones in Sri Lanka and recognised tourist attractions in the Matara District, including which have been gazetted as tourist destinations. He specifically sought information on attractions in the Kotapola and Pitabeddara Divisional Secretaries’ Divisions and asked whether the Government intends to designate a tourist zone covering those areas, what steps have been taken, and, if not, the reasons.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 AREAS OF TOURIST ATTRACTION: MATARA DISTRICT — 866/2025
¶ 02 To ask the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism:
¶ 03 (a) Will he inform this House - (i) the number of tourism zones in Sri Lanka; (ii) the names of the areas of tourist attraction in the Matara District; (iii) the areas that have been declared as a tourist destination by a gazette notification, out of them; (iv) whether he is aware that there are many places of tourist attraction in the Kotapola and Pitabeddara Divisional Secretaries' Divisions; (v) if so, whether a tourist zone will be designated to cover the above two Divisional Secretaries' Divisions; and (vi) the steps that have been taken in that regard? (b) If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. Lal Premanath. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 July 2025. No. 1754386160089643. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/4096