An Indian real estate developer is planning to build a 96-floor tower, which would be the tallest building in Sri Lanka.
The structure, worth Rs330m, will be built by Shreepati Edifice (Pvt) Ltd and will be a tribute to the Sri Lankan cricket team who won the World Cup in 1996.
The company signed an agreement with the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka on Wednesday to construct the tower.
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