Kalpitiya Dutch Bay Resort

• Tourist Attractions Within The Zone
• Tourist Attractions Within 50 Km Distance
• Proposed Types of Tourism for the Development Zone
• Regulation And Other Requirement Of Relevant Agencies
• Infrastructure Facilities
• Special Developments in the Zone
• Proposed Capacity in All Accommodation Establishments by Class
• Expected Employment Generation
• Alternatives Available for Provision of Infrastructure Facilities

Proposed zone situated at Kalpitiya in the Puttalam District of North Western Province,Sri Lanka. There are 14 Island in the proposed zone as listed below.

Out of the 14 Islands 09 Islands as indicated below are totally state Lands and other 5 islands are comprised with private and state land

Tourist Attractions Within The Zone

• Near Islands at Dutch Bay and Portugal Bay
• Bar Reef Marine Sanctuary- 307 km2 of Sea having most valuable rich Bio-Diversity Value
• Sea Turtles
• Fisheries
• Ornamental fish collection
• Lobster capturing
• Sea Cucumber Collection
• Dolphins
• Whales
• Mangroves
• Flora and Fauna
• Historical Monuments
• Birds and Butterflies
• Natural Botanical Gardens.
• Beaches
• Natural Forest
• Estuaries and Lagoons
• Sea grass beds

Tourist Attractions Within 50 Km Distance

• Wilpattu Sanctuary
• Historical Dutch Fort and Church
• Anuradhapura - Ancient City
• St.Anne's Church- Thalawila

Proposed Types of Tourism for the Development Zone

• Fishing Tourism
• Deep Sea Diving
• Nature Based Tourism
• Beach Tourism
• Sport and Adventure Tourism
• Agro Tourism
• Culture Tourism
• Village Tourism
• Event Tourism

Regulation And Other Requirement Of Relevant Agencies

Strategic Environmental Impact Assessments Study will be carried out at the inception of the project as a planning mechanism to avoid any restrictions on constructions at later stagers and to obtain blanket approval for all the components of the overall development.

However, Adequate setbacks had to be maintained as per the Regulations of the Coastal Conservation Department. The rules and regulations of the Urban Development Authority, Local Authority, Wild Life Development, Archaeological Department, Irrigation Department, Fisheries Department and Forest Department to be compiled with. Sri Lanka Tourist Board, Sri Lanka Cricket Board, Civil Aviation Department, Fisheries Harbour Cooperation, Ministry of Sport, Ceylon Government Railway criteria to be satisfied in all specialised constructions.

Following Investment Opportunities will be available at the Proposed Tourism Area

• Luxury accommodation units to attract up-market Tourists
• Hotels, Chalets, Water Bungalows, Aurvedic Hotels, Beach Cabanas, Sun Huts, Out Door Barbeque pits, Open Air Performance Areas
• Low Cost accommodation units for Budget Travelers
• Domestic Airport and Travels
• Theme / Amusement Parks
• Underwater Amusement Park
• Cable Car Tours
• High Speed Boat Safaris
• Water Sports
• Golf Course - 18 Hole
• Observation Towers
• Camping Sites
• Training Schools- Tourism and Hotel Management
  • Diving
  • Water Sports
• Botanical Gardens
• Agro and Livestock Farms
• Hot Air Balloon Transports
• Hospital
• Race Course
• Cricket Playground
• Travel and Tour Operators
• Handicrafts and Souvenir Shops
• Gem and Jeweler Shops
• Information and Interpretation Centers
• Museum
• Cultural, Art, Entertainment Centers

Infrastructure Facilities

Standard of the present Infrastructure facilities to Islands and to the proposed resort area are either at a very low level or in adequate. There for it is imperative that new facilities are to be developed to meet the present day standard and recumbents of the resort. In this context Sri Lanka Tourist Board will work hand in hand with the Privet sector and Government to provide the necessary facilities on priority basis as the overall developments demands.

• Battalangunduwa:

Foot pathways, Cycling Routes, Helipad, Sea Flight Port , Jetties, Electricity, Water, Drainage, Telecommunication, Solid and Liquid Disposal Systems.

• Palliyawatta:

Foot Pathways, Cycling Routes, Helipad, Sea Flight Port, Jetties, Electricity, Water, Drainage, Telecommunication, Solid and Liquid Disposal System.

• Ippantivu:

Foot Pathways, Nature Trails, Cycling Routes, Sea Flight Port , Jetties, Electricity, Water, Drainage, Telecommunication, Solid and Liquid Disposal system.

• Periya Arichchalai:

Foot Pathways, Nature Trails, Sea Flight Port, Jetties, Electricity, Water, Drainage, Telecommunication, Solid and Liquid Disposal System

• Eramutivu:

Foot Pathways, Nature Trails, Sea Flight Port, Jetties, Electricity, Water, Drainage, Telecommunication, Solid and Liquid Disposal System.

• Mutwal (Dutch Bay ):

Roads, Pedestrian Pathways, Cycling Routes, Nature Trails, Jetties, Railways, Electricity, Water, Drainage, Telecommunication, Solid and Liquid Disposal System.

Special Developments in the Zone

• Domestic Air Port - Uchchamunai
• Under Water Amusement Park - Kandakkuliya
• Golf Course - Dutch Bay
• Race Course - Kalpitiya
• Cricket Playground - Kalpitiya

Proposed Capacity in All Accommodation Establishments by Class

Expected Employment Generation

Alternatives Available for Provision of Infrastructure Facilities

• Water

Desalination and Water Provision Methodology will be introduced to the Hotel Industries at Kalpitiya Islands . Purify fresh water will be provide to the Development Islands and The Kalpitiya Town from the Water supply Project at Kala Oya – River mouth at Gangewadiya Village.

• Electricity

All Developers will be Encourage to Use Separate Generators to supply of Electricity for their Hotel Industries.
Photovoltaic- Wind Energy-Energy from Biomass Systems will be introduced to the Community and Other industries.
Hydropower Electricity Supply Provide by Ceylon Electricity Board will be supplied to the Development Islands from the Proposed Electricity Supply System from Eluwankulama Town.

• Under Ground Cabling

Cabling to Supply Electricity will be run Under Ground to Enhance the Visual appearance at Development Islands.

• Under Water Cabling

System of Under Ground Cabling will be used to supply Electricity to the proposed Development Islands from the Substation at Gangevadiya Village .

• Telecommunication

System of Under Ground Cabling will be Introduce to Supply Telecommunication facilities With the Sri Lanka Telecom for the Proposed Developing Islands .

• Disposal of Solid waste

Hygienic Collection and Storage facilities, preferably with Separation for Re-Cycling will be introduced to the Proposed Developing Islands .

• Disposal of Liquid waste

Treatment plants will be use to Purify the Liquid waste and to release the effluents to Central Environmental Authority Standards.

• Disposal of Sewage

Individual Sewage systems of Hotels will be linked to the Proposed Main Sewage Systems to Produce Effluent to Central Environmental Authority Standards.