Underwater Museum In Galle - Sri Lanka

 

Underwater Museum In Galle - Sri Lanka



Sri Lanka first underwater museum has opened 17 th June 2020 in Galle Coastal area, the capital city of Southern Province of Sri Lanka. Galle is one of the top tourist destinations of Sri Lanka.

This underwater museum project has been completely carried out by Sri Lanka Naval Force under the guidance of Government of Sri Lanka. Underwater museum Sri Lanka was declared open by the Commander of Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva. This underwater museum is the latest addition of the museum collection of Sri Lanka.

Purposes of the Sri Lanka Underwater Museum

Primary objectives of the Sri Lanka Underwater Museum are to develop the tourist attraction towards the country. Most international travel journals have been declared Sri Lanka as one of the best destinations in the world for travel. Being an island, Sri Lanka is having a great opportunity to develop maritime based tourism development.
Also other important objective of this underwater museum is to formation of artificial coral reef over the time while enhancing the marine life of the Galle area.

 

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