A top-rung tourism taskforce is already monitoring the ongoing political chaos and to map out salvage plans in the event of a worsening crisis.
ldblquote We had a meeting in the trade today and what we have decided for the moment is to allow normal operations to continue. So far there is no serious cause for worry as far as tourism is concerned
dblquote , Tourist Board Chief, Paddy Withana said.
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rnOfficials maintain that the ongoing tussle between the President and the Prime Ministers ruling government is still a constitutional crisis and should not affect normal operations.rn
rnldblquote The present situation in the country has arisen due to a constitutional issue and has no effect on the normalcy of the country dblquote , a Tourism Ministry statement said today.rn
rnldblquote All tourism related events would continue as scheduled dblquote .rn
rnTourism is going into the peak winter season, with some half a million tourists expected this year from mainly India.rn
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