Sri Lanka Cabinet approval granted for a water tourist residences and water villas project in Kalpitiya area. Under the project, Sun Resort Investment Lanka (Private) Limited has obtained Wellei I, II and III islets in Kalpitiya area for a long – term lease to construct a luxury tourist resort consist of 50 tourist residences with water tourist residences and water villas.
Some countries engaged in tourism have introduced the Water Villas concept for attracting top level international tourists in the global tourism trade. It has been identified that the Water Tourist Residences and Water Villas concept can be utilized to promote tourism in Kalpitiya and other coastal areas. Twelve (12) islets in the area have already been acquired to the Tourist Development Authority for upgrading tourism in Kalpitiya area promoting the islet resort concept.
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the resolution furnished by the Minister of Tourism to implement the project proposal forwarded by Sun Resort Investment Lanka (Private) Limited that has obtained Wellei I, II and III islets in Kalpitiya area for a long – term lease to construct a luxury tourist resort consist of 50 tourist residences with water tourist residences and water villas.