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PORT CITY SRI LANKA

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 Port City Sri Lanka Colombo International Financial City (CIFC)    is a   special financial zone   and   International Financial Centre   located in   Colombo ,   Sri Lanka , which is currently under construction on reclaimed land adjacent to the   Galle Face Green . The   land reclamation   work had been completed as of January 2018. The cost is slated at 15 billion dollars. After the former planned 'Port City' was rejected by the new incoming government, a tripartite agreement was signed in August 2016 repackaging the project as the Colombo International Financial City (CIFC). It is part of the wider Western Megapolis plan. The Port City was claimed to be a concept of former President  Mahinda Rajapaksa , who was apparently inspired while inspecting the landfill being constructed for the Colombo South port. The modern Port City was in fact an unsolicited proposal submitted by China Harbor Engineering Company based on previous proposals. The construction was set to begin in M