Oct 21, Pasikuda: Uga Escapes, a Finco Group company has opened a beachfront luxury boutique resort, Uga Bay Hotel in Pasikuda Saturday.

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared open the new 46-room hotel .

The Uga Bay Hotel built at a cost of 850 million rupees includes a bay suite and a beach chalet on a nine-acre block of land in the Eastern coast which is famous for its white sandy beaches, whale watching and for surfing.

The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Authority has set up a tourism development zone in Pasikuda which is popular for its clean beaches and 14 hotels are to be built in the 150-acre tourist resort.

The government has instructed to carry out the constructions preserving the natural beauty of the Pasikuda coastal belt.