Sod Cutting Ceremony - Colombo Lotus Tower project

17 01 2012 - 14:00 PM

A sod cutting ceremony to mark the preparation of the site for the construction of the Colombo Lotus Tower, a concept of His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapakse, was held on January 17, 2012 under the distinguished patronage of Mr. Lalith Weeratunga, Chairman of the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) and Secretary to His Excellency the President, upon the invitation of Mr. Anusha Palpita, Director – General of the TRCSL.

Among the large gathering present to witness the ceremony were officials of the TRCSL, Project Consultants namely Professor Nimal de Silva, Prof. Samitha Manawadu, and Prof. Chitra Weddikkara, Chief Co - ordinator of the Project, Major Gen. Prasad Samarasinghe, Project Co - ordinator (Special Projects) TRCSL, Mr. W.Dharmasiri De Alwis, Deputy Director – General of the CEIEC, Mr. Geo Wei, Officials of the Land Reclamation and Development Authority and Officials of the Urban Development Authority.