Renovated Pettah Floating Market opens

Wednesday, 28 April 2021 00:00 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

The fully-renovated Pettah Floating Market was opened yesterday as part of the Government’s program to develop the Pettah area as a commercial centre, a historic city, and a commercial city.

The work was undertaken on the instructions of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa who is also the Minister of Urban Development and Housing.

Minister Gamini Lokuge, State Minister of Urban Development Nalaka Godahewa, and Mayor of the Colombo Municipal Council Rosy Senanayake were among those who attended the opening ceremony.

Ministry of Urban Development and Housing Secretary Sirinimal Perera, Urban Development Authority (UDA) Director General Prasad Ranaweera and many other Government officials were also present at the occasion.

Due to the lack of proper maintenance during the previous Government, the floating market had fallen into disrepair, but it has been completely done up now, UDA officials said. The total number of stalls in the reopened floating mall is 103.