Web of Life

Trincomalee is to be developed into a tourist attraction with an "Elephant meets Whale" project scheduled to be completed in two months time.

Cabinet spokesman and Minister Mangala Samaraweera told journalists on Thursday that the proposal submitted to Cabinet by Tourism Minister Anura Bandaranaike, when completed would attract more tourists to Trincomalee known as the world’s capital of whales.

"Trincomalee is the world’s best place to watch the biggest blue and sperm whales in addition to the biggest elephants in the world. Hence the name Elephants meet Whales projects to develop the city and port".

Samaraweera said that a cabinet sub committee comprising Ministers Lakshman Kadirgamar, Anura Bandaranaike, Sarath Amunugama, Dinesh Gunawardena, Tissa Vitharana, Ferial Ashroff and himself have been tasked to studying the project and submit their report within two months. (ZJ).