I was seconded to the Ecolodge project from the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce as the accountant to the project. Hemantha Rathnayake was the CEO of the project and Dhammika, Saliya, Laksman, Aruni & Azam was rest of the team. Project was headed by Mr. Prema Cooray as the chairman of the project and there were several leading companies as the share holders to the project.
This was first eco tourism model project in Sri Lanka and the location was Enselwatte estate of Diniyaya own by Mathurata plantation. The site is 506 hectares with 480 hectares of sub-montane and montane rainforest and the balance acreage being VP tea cultivation. It is 213km from Colombo, which takes 6 hours approximately on the Colombo-Deniyaya road.
The location was realy facinating and it was boardering the sigharaja forest. Most of the time it was covered by mist even in the noon.
The location was realy facinating and it was boardering the sigharaja forest. Most of the time it was covered by mist even in the noon.
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| Hemantha & Dhammika with other project members |
