EFL filed a new case on the 29th of March 2018 against an illegal tourism project taking place on Sallitivu islet in Vakarai. The islet is home to a number of endemic flora and fauna. The alleged eco-tourism project of illegal construction of ecolodges, is carried out by the District Secretary of Batticaloa without requisite permits or an approval by the Coast Conservation Department (CCD).
The following are all the press releases in relation to the case.
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Press releases
Daily Mirror
http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/Illegal-tourism-on-Sallitivu-Islet-Vakarrai-152378.html
Daily FT
http://www.ft.lk/travel-tourism/Illegal-tourism-on-Sallitivu-Islet–Vakarai/27-658503
Economy Next
https://economynext.com/Sri_Lanka_court_halts_tourism_development_on_Eastern_islet-3-11103-7.html
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