Floating Market - Petta - Colombo 












Towards a sustainable urban development, as per Mahinda Chintana's vision to make Colombo a commercial hub, the newest attraction in Colombo, ‘The Floating Market” in Bastian Mawatha, Pettah, was ceremoniously declared open yesterday. The Market which sits between the long distance private bus terminal in Pettah and the Fort Railway Station and built on the banks of a canal of the Beira Lake consists of 92 stalls including a restaurant, 10 floating stalls and refreshment sta...lls. Construction work of the Floating Market was handled by the engineering units of the army and navy.