Batticaloa Office of the Eastern Province Tourism Bureau was declared open by Hon Naseer Ahamed, Chief Minister of the Eastern Province today at Yard Road, Batticaloa with the participation of Hon Thurairasasingham, Minister of Agriculture, Hon A.L.M. Naseer, Minister of Health and Indigenous Medicine, Councillors Hon Shiibly Farook, Hon M.Nadarajah, Hon J.Karunaharan of the Eastern Province.
Eastern Province Tourism Bureau was established under Eastern Tourism Bureau Statute, No 02 of 2016 passed by the Eastern Provincial Council in order to provide for the establishment of the Eastern Province Tourism Bureau with a view to develop and regulate tourism industry in the province and is the first of its kind among all Provincial Councils.
In addition to the office opened today in Batticaloa, the Bureau plans to set up two more offices shortly in Trincomalee and Ampara districts.
Eastern Tourism Bureau has already established strong links with the Ministry of Tourism Development and Christian Religious Affairs and secured funds to build and operate Tourism Information and Sales Centres with other facilities at a cost of Rs 200 million.