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PREAMBLE
The Trincomalee Bay Special Area Management Plan (TB SAM) has been produced by a
team of consultants at a time when our Province is gradually recovering from difficult times.
At this juncture, I cannot help but think, with nostalgia, of the past when teeming tourists
thronged the lovely beaches and other places of natural and cultural importance in the
Eastern Province.
This document is especially significant at a time when the Eastern Provincial Council has the
full backing of the central government and the support of international agencies in its
relentless pursuit of economic recovery and growth. In these respects I cannot over stress
the important contribution that the natural environment has to make to this recovery and
growth. This Plan provides a roadmap for this contribution to be delivered.
I would like to thank the Asian Development Bank for funding the development of the Plan
and NECCDEP, under the Ministry of Nation Building and Estate Infrastructure Development,
for managing and facilitating the development of this Plan. I would also like to take this
opportunity to thank the Project Director and the consultants comprising of national and
international planners for their hard and dedicated work.
V.P. Balasingham
Chief Secretary
Eastern Province
15 th January 2010