Press releases on court case (CAW 143/2018) on an unlawful tourism project in Sallitivu

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.

Want to know about the full case? Visit the below link

https://efl.lk/portfolio/sallitivu-illegal-eco-homes-eco-tourism-project-by-the-district-secretariat-batticaloa/

 

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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