Current Status
The recent Asian Tsunami Tidal wave swept away many beach front restaurants and has devastated the sandy beach to a great extent, marring the natural beauty of what was once claimed to be one of the twelve best beaches in the world.
The Department of Coast Conservation was hard pressed to implement a coastal resources management plan under the Asian Development Bank plan, but did not spring into action on the aftermath of the Tsunami. The Tourism authorities or Urban Development Authority have not yet taken action in regard to this issue. Now the sea has eaten into Yaddehimulla area, where there is virtually no sandy beach anymore, as the beach area is housing unauthorized buildings put up by political henchmen of Government party politicians of the area. Most restaurants are above 10 feet from waters edge that is lapping up on granite boulders dumped by the Restaurant owners to save their buildings most of which are cracking up on the sea side.
Beginning on December 14, many illegal structures were cleared from the beachfront.
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