The Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs has refuted reports of opening the historic Sigiriya rock fortress for tourists for night visits.
Issuing a statement, the ministry said no decision has been taken to open the Sigiriya rock fortress at night time.
The ministry further noted that an image of Sigiriya with lighting at night time being circulated on social media at present, was fake.
The clarification comes after it was recently reported that the Ministry of Tourism has decided to open the historic Sigiriya rock fortress for tourists on moonlit nights.
It was reported that the programme called ‘Sigiriya in Moon’ will be implemented for five days a month targeting the full moon Poya Day.
Per the programme, tourists were to be allowed night visits of Sigiriya; two days prior to the full moon day, on the full moon day, and two days after, with the aim of boosting revenue from tourism. (Newswire)
