Sri Lanka to relocate the proposed 350 meter tall communication tower to Colombo city
Sri Lanka has renamed and plans to relocate its proposed multifunctional communication tower to the Center of Colombo city, from the earlier planned location of Peliyagoda.
The cabinet of Ministers has given the approval to rename the tower as the “Colombo Lotus Tower Project” and also have decided to shift the project to a central tourist zone in the center of Colombo.
The 350 meter tall tower, once completed will have the capacity to cater to 50 telecasting services, 10 telecommunications services and 50 radio broadcasting services.
A leisure park also will come up in the land, which the proposed tower is expected to be built.
The project, which comes under the Telecom Regulatory Commission is financed by China’s EXIM Bank who is providing a loan little over US$ 100 million.