ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Haggala Botanical Gardens in the Nuwara Eliya district has been opened for domestic and foreign tourists from December 25, the Ministry of Environment said. The gardens were closed after Cyclone Ditwah. Deputy Minister of Environment Anton Jayakody had inspected the gardens on December 12 with officials to assess the ground situation and landslide risks, the statement said. The Gardens were re-opened after carrying out recommendations of the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) and the Disaster Management Centre (DMC). “Due to the emergence of hazardous ground conditions, certain areas—specifically the pond area near the entrance gate and…
Sri Lanka re-opens Haggala botanical gardens for tourists
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