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The BOI lists 31 acres at Walahanduwa Watta, Akmeemana, as the proposed Galle Techno Park, an IT zone with offices, restaurants and a clubhouse planned by the Urban Development Authority for software, research and outsourcing firms.
Key facts from the documents
- Location: Walahanduwa Watta, Akmeemana DS division, Galle district; about 900 m from the Pinnaduwa exit of the Southern Expressway.
- Land: 31 acres, proposed as an IT zone, with about 45,684 m² of proposed floor area.
- Proposed buildings listed by the BOI: an administration building (482 m²), 12 two-storey office buildings (2,023 m²), 6 restaurants (234 m²) and a clubhouse (4,415 m²).
- Suggested activities: software development, research and development, technology incubators, BPO and KPO.
- No lease terms, price or closing date are given on the page.
How to take it further
Enquiries go to the BOI investment promotion officers named on the BOI Available Lands page; the project authority is the Urban Development Authority.
Assessment
Evidence for
- Location, extent, proposed floor area and buildings, suggested activities and the UDA as project authority. Document 1
- Names the BOI officers who handle enquiries for BOI-owned and state-owned land. Document 2
Evidence against
Not yet assessed
Risks
Not yet assessed
Unknowns
- No closing date is given in the sources. Document 1
How the score and confidence were set
- Status: 40 of 40
- Way to take part stated: 15 of 15
- Dates in the sources: 0 of 15
- Division named: 10 of 10
- Confidence: 20 of 20
- Yes: Main document from an official publisher
- Yes: Main document under 180 days older than our check
- Yes: More than one document
- No: Checksum kept for the main document
- Yes: Checked in the last 30 days
Evidence
The 2 documents this record rests on. Facts are restated in our words; the documents are linked, not copied.
- Primary source Statutory body or authority
Galle Techno Park (lands for development, IT-based development)
Board of Investment of Sri Lanka
Open document on investsrilanka.com - Supporting Statutory body or authority
Available Lands (land opportunities page)
Board of Investment of Sri Lanka
Open document on investsrilanka.com
