National Sandalwood Garden

National Sandalwood Garden

National Sandalwood Garden (Photo credit: Rakshitha Muranga Rodrigo, Google Street View) National Sandalwood Garden , also known as Jathika Sandun Arana (ජාතික සඳුන් අරණ), is an urban park located near the Parliament Building Complex , adjacent to the Ape Gama premises in Battaramulla in Colombo District, Sri Lanka. It is the country’s first-ever, state-funded sandalwood garden. Extending to an area of about 9 acres, the garden has been established on a land plot belonging to the Urban Development Authority. The construction work of the garden commenced on 20 July 2020 under the instruction of then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The construction took place in two phases, with the first phase costing Rs. 132 million and the second costing Rs. 162 million. It was declared open to the public on 20 July 2021 by then-Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse. The garden consists of 300 red sandalwood plants and 900 white sandalwood plants. It also houses Mukunuwenna seedlings to support the primary plant…