Sri Lanka’s Shrinking Coast: Is Its Billion-Dollar Tourism Industry At Risk? | Planet Pulse - Firstpost

Sri Lanka’s coastline is facing growing pressure as sea erosion shrinks beaches and threatens tourism infrastructure. At the centre is Beach Wadiya, a 50-year-old family-run restaurant now within the government’s 10-metre coastal reservation. Authorities seek the removal of businesses inside the protected zone, while Beach Wadiya has secured a temporary court reprieve and challenges the demolition order. The restaurant says erosion has already claimed parts of its property. Experts link worsening erosion to land reclamation near Colombo Port, raising wider concerns for Sri Lanka’s coastline and tourism. Gursshheen Gahllen brings you the details on Planet Pulse.