Minister Nalinda Jayathissa said that the government plans to develop the Nuwara Eliya Post Office as a tourist attraction while maintaining postal services.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe had planned to sell the Nuwara Eliya Post Office after removing it from the Postal Department. He made these comments addressing the weekly Cabinet media briefing.
“However, a new decision has been made to retain the post office under the department while continuing postal operations and developing the site as a tourist attraction.,” Minister Jayathissa said.
A court case is ongoing regarding the matter, but the government will not notify the court of the revised decision, he said.
The Minister said technical advice will be sought from the Urban Development Authority and the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority. (Islandnews)
