Hambantota International Cricket Stadium.
After some time the area became to be called Hambantota.
The Mattala International
Airport, which is the second international Airport of Sri Lanka is built close to Hambantota.
On 10 November 2011, the Hambantota bidders claimed they had already secured
enough votes to win the hosting rights.
The first and
second one day matches will be played in Hambantota, while the third one day match will
be played in Dambulla.
The second Youth
Test will begin from July 24 in Hambantota while the ODIs begin from July 30 in Colombo
and will be played till August 10.
Are we likely to see a repeat of the Hambantota port in Sri Lanka where the Chinese
companies have signed a 99 year lease and taken over the port?
These projects and others such as Hambantota Cricket Stadium are said to form
part of the government's plan to transform Hambantota into the second major urban hub of Sri Lanka, away from Colombo.
China views the Maldives as key to its Maritime Silk Road project in the
Indian Ocean as it has already acquired Hambantota port in Sri Lanka and Djibouti in the Horn of Africa.
There is no need to be frightened as security of the port will be
under the control of Sri Lanka Navy Sri Lanka also informed the Chinese that Hambantota cannot be used for military purposes.”.
He said China would invest about 5 billion U.S. dollars in the new economic zone within the next three to
five years, which could also help create 100,000 jobs especially for the people of Hambantota and the south.
Chinese Ambassador Yi Xianliang said at the
launch of the southern economic development zone in Hambantota that this was a great opportunity for Sri Lanka,
as more than 50 Chinese investors were interested in investing in the southern development project.
He said China would invest about USD 5 billion US dollars in the new economic zone within the next three
to five years, which could also help create 100,000 jobs especially for the people of Hambantota and the south.