Port City beach open to visitors

Over 3,000 people have visited the artificial beach built in the Port City Colombo in the first two days since its opening on Saturday.

This is the first artificial beach built in Sri Lanka, and visitors can enter the beach free of charge.

Food stalls with local and foreign cuisine and facilities for swimming and water sports on the artificial beach were available, the Information Department said.

Spanning 269 hectares of reclaimed land from the sea, Port City Colombo will comprise five precincts, including the Financial District, Central Park Living, Island Living, the Marina, and the International Island