The Ministry of Cultural Affairs and National Heritage has initiated action to proclaim Sri Lanka's sacred mountain Sri Pada,well known over the world as Adam's Peak, as a world heritage site, the Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi told the Junior Observer.
According to her, the proposal to this regard is to be submitted at the conference of the UNESCO to be held in Brussels, Belgium next month.
Sri Pada is located in the Samanala mountain range in Sri Lanka's hill country, in a unique natural environment. Thousands of Sri Lankans of many faith as well as foreign tourists visit the place annually. The Ministry has decided to do this taking into consideration its importance to Sri Lanka and the world, the Minister added.
Seven historical sites; Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and Kandy's ancient cities, Sigiriya Rock Fortress, Dambulla Rock Temple, Galle Dutch Fort and Sinharaja Rain Forest have been named as World Heritage sites under the International Convention on Protection of World Culture and Environmental Heritage which was passed by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, (UNESCO).
Meanwhile The Central Cultural Fund source said that UNESCO entered Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and Sigiriya (in 1982), Galle Fort, Kandy and Sinharaja (in 1988) and Dambulla (in 1991) to its historical site list.
At present five historical sites, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Kandy, and the ancient cities, Sigiriya Rock Fortress and Dambulla Rock Temple are being managed by the Central Cultural Fund.
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