Dedduwa Lake Resort: SLTDA land near Bentota offered for a theme resort
Dedduwa Lake, Bentota (Galle district)
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The 694-hectare (about 1,700-acre) Dedduwa Lake Resort site in Bentota DS division is listed on SLTDA's public land bank. SLTDA first called expressions of interest for a theme resort there on a 30-year lease in 2023; that call closed on 11 July 2023.
Key facts from the documents
Land bank entry: Dedduwa GN division, Bentota DS division, survey plan PP 3608, vested by a 2008 Gazette; about 14 km from the Walipanna expressway entrance and 82 km from Colombo.
The 2023 call set three to ten rooms per acre, at most 30% plot coverage and a 14 m height limit (ground plus two floors).
Investors were to be shortlisted and then sent a request for proposals; no award has been seen.
The land bank entry was last updated on 29 October 2026 and takes expressions of interest online.
How to take it further
Use 'Express Interest' on the SLTDA land bank entry, or contact the SLTDA Investor Relations Unit.
Evidence
The 3 documents this record
rests on. Facts are restated in our words; the documents are linked, not copied.
Primary sourceStatutory body or authority
SLTDA Land Bank: Dedduwa Lake Resort
Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority
Document date
30 Oct 2026
Retrieved
30 Oct 2026
Where to look
Public list view without sign-in; dated the day it was read
Supports
Listing, extent in hectares, GN and DS division, survey plan, gazette vesting and distances.
Reuse terms
The land bank page carries a disclaimer (no warranty; do your own due diligence) and no reuse licence; sltda.gov.lk terms forbid republishing. Used under the owner's direction of 30 Oct 2026 (Kavinda reports government authorisation): parcel facts are summarised in our words and the public land bank page is linked; nothing is copied from the descriptions.
Expression of Interest: Lands for Tourism Investment Opportunities
Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority
Document date
9 Jun 2023
Retrieved
30 Oct 2026
Where to look
Table of locations, item 3; General and Specific Conditions
Supports
Theme-resort concept, 30-year lease, building conditions, selection method and the 2023 closing date.
Reuse terms
srilanka.travel and sltda.gov.lk terms forbid copying, republishing and derivative works without written consent. Used under the owner's direction of 30 Oct 2026 (Kavinda reports government authorisation): the record is a short summary in our words with a link to the official notice; the PDF is kept internally and not republished.
Linked from https://www.sltda.gov.lk/en/investor-relations-unit; file has no date of its own, dated the day it was read
Supports
The site is still linked from the SLTDA investor relations page.
Reuse terms
srilanka.travel and sltda.gov.lk terms forbid copying, republishing and derivative works without written consent. Used under the owner's direction of 30 Oct 2026 (Kavinda reports government authorisation): the record is a short summary in our words with a link to the official notice; the PDF is kept internally and not republished.
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