COLOMBO, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan government has approved a proposal to construct 15 urban parks including recreational centers in selected cities and towns across the island as part of a mega beautification program, local media reported Sunday.
The proposal is also aimed at attracting a large number of tourists to the island country in 2018.
Under the project being carried out by the Megapolis and Western Development Ministry, the parks will be constructed in cities such as Kandy and Nuwera Eliya, in the Central Hills, Galle, Matara and Kalutara in the southern coast, Anuradhapura in the North Central Province and Kurunegala in the North Western Province.
Chairman of the Urban Development Authority (UDA) Jagath Munasinghe was quoted by local media as saying that the government hoped to complete the projects during 2018.
"The urban parks will include an area where locals will be able to sell products popular in those respective towns, so that it attracts tourists as well," he said.
