Korean support to uplift tourism in three provinces

Sri Lanka will enter into an agreement with Korea to uplift tourism in three provinces. 
The Cabinet nod was given this week for the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Korean Tourism Organisation (KTO) to implement a community-based tourism development project in the Central, Northern and Eastern provinces of Sri Lanka. 
The project will be rolled out with a grant of 2.172 billion Korean won (approximately Rs.538 million).  
The initial plan was to roll out a pilot project, before moving towards implementing the 
effort in full. 
However, the representatives of the KTO, after visiting the three provinces, agreed to implement the project in full. 
Accordingly, the Cabinet said measures would be taken to reach a revised agreement between the tourism development authorities of the two countries.