Sri Lanka, March 10 -- The Chairman of the Matara District Coordinating Committee and Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, Sunil Handunnetti, participated in an observation tour on Thursday (6) to investigate problems along the Matara-Polhena beach, which has attracted the attention of local and foreign tourists. It was decided to remove the unauthorised constructions along the Polhena beach in a systematic manner, so as not to harm the livelihood of the people who maintain them. Attention was also paid to providing prompt solutions to the land issues that are a major problem along Polhena beach.

Although the Polhena beach area is a tourist destination, most of the area is not the beach itself, but rather the buildings ...