President Mahinda Rajapaksa today (04) took part in a observation tour to check out on the construction progress of new internal airport in Kandy.

The President who went to Kandy in the morning even checked the construction plans of the airport.

The airport is proposed to be constructed in Mahaberiya thanna area near Victoria dam.

Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and former Central province CM Sarath Ekanayaka too joined this tour.