http://www.arugam.info/2007/02/01/master-plans-being-developed/ Sri Lanka’s hidden pearl Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:38:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://www.arugam.info/2007/02/01/master-plans-being-developed/#comment-3066 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:52:30 +0000 http://www.arugam.info/2007/02/01/master-plans-being-developed/#comment-3066 The Master plan starts with the idea that: ‘The objective is to put in place a new infrastructure and systems to meet the challenges of the 21st century and fulfil the dreams and aspirations of a modern society’. This modern society includes high-end tourism, export agriculture and manufacturing and large-scale fisheries. It clearly does not include small-scale fishing, subsistence farming or community-based tourism. The Master plan starts with the idea that:
‘The objective is to put in place a new infrastructure and systems to meet the challenges of the 21st century and fulfil the dreams and aspirations of a modern society’.
This modern society includes high-end tourism, export agriculture and manufacturing and large-scale fisheries. It clearly does not include small-scale fishing, subsistence farming or community-based tourism.

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