Towards a sustainable urban development, as per President’s vision to make Colombo a commercial hub, the newest attraction in Colombo, ‘The Floating Market” in Bastian Mawatha, Pettah, was ceremoniously declared open on Tuesday the 26th. The Market which sits between the long distance private bus terminal in Pettah and the Fort Railway Station and built on the banks of a canal of the Beira Lake consists of 92 stalls including a restaurant, 10 floating stalls and refreshment stalls. Construction work of the Floating Market was handled by the engineering units of the army and navy.
