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LOTUS TOWER THE TALLEST TOWER IN SOUTH ASIA TO BE BUILT IN SRI LANKA

Posted on 03 January 2012.


Sri Lanka inks an agreement for the launch of the Lotus Tower Project. It will have a special impact on Sri Lanka's Communication and Information Technology Sector and take the country's communications to a new era.The inking of the agreement for the building of the Lotus Tower took place in the presence of President's Secretary and Chairman of the Sri Lanka Telecommunications Regulatory Commission Lalith Weeratunge this morning. Director of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission Anusha Pelpita and Chen Ek Yu and Hiu Xiaping, Chairmen of the two Chinese Firms which will handle the construction, inked the agreement.

A 350-meter high tower building will be built in D.R. Wijewardena Mawatha, Colombo. The cost will be 104 million Dollars. The Lotus Tower Building will be the tallest tower in South Asia and the 19th tallest tower in the world. The multi-faceted tower will provide facilities for 50 television services, 50 broadcasting services and ten telecommunication providers. The 11-storied structure will have a revolving restaurant on the fourth floor. A lotus flower segment that will have seven floors will be erected from the fifth floor. A reception hall with capacity of 1000 persons will be housed on the third floor.

Speaking on the occasion, Lalith Weeratunge said that the launch of this tower marks another milestone in Sri Lanka's Communications history.

Director General of the Sri Lanka Telecommunications Regulatory Commission Anusha Pelpita said it was planned to complete the construction work within a short period of 30 months.

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[wadugelenny]

" Lotus Tower" Great Work . Nice... We Have To Think Next Level, and we have to go next level. This everything for our next generation. don't worry about food. our country nobody die from starve. we don't have homeless family's like here. we are great nation. Great Work Mr. president.....

[ilovewathsala]

well said STF

[STFpolice1]

@damith16 I have plenty of food to eat. this is capitalism, you either sink or swim, get use to it. it ain't going anywhere anytime soon.

[ilovewathsala]

This is great

[damith16]

WTF ur ppl dnt hv food 2 eat n dz bustedz r buildng shit f towerz WTF cn u do wt a fuckng tower...t cn b used as a dildo

[zamanjauffer]

its really good task