Sri Lanka's Minister of Ports and Shipping, Mahinda Samarasinghe announced this month that the government would be commencing on a three year plan to develop Trincomalee harbour.
The harbour's current four terminals would be developed for commercial ventures, the minister added.
The development plan involves identifying 10,000 hectares of land which would be gazetted, Colombo Page reported.
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