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Heritage SL tourism app to provide archaeological info

18 Feb 2021

The Heritage Sri Lanka mobile and web application (app) was presented to State Minister of National Heritage, Performing Arts, and Rural Arts Promotion Vidura Wickramanayaka at the State Ministry on 15 February to provide easy access to accurate information on heritage sites in Sri Lanka. The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) has developed this app in collaboration with the Department of Archaeology and the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious, and Cultural Affairs. This app benefits both local and foreign tourists as well as students, researchers, and local businesses, as it makes finding accurate information on heritage sites in Sri Lanka easier. This mobile and web application includes text content, audio content, as well as photographs and geo location data on heritage sites. “Currently, this app covers heritage sites identified in the Polonnaruwa District and the project team is expecting to further extend the number of sites integrated in the application, covering all districts in the near future. The total number of sites already included in the application is 206 in the Polonnaruwa District, and digital content on another 250 heritage sites with 430 monuments is expected to be added to it as the next step,” said ICTA Programme Head Shriyananda Ratnayake.


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