Wi-fi facility and the equipment were provided by the Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) on a request by the CMC.

Colombo Mayor A. J. M. Muzammi and SLT Chairman will inaugurate the Wi-fi zone for the use of the public.

The government had previously established Wi-fi zones at 26 public locations including the Fort Railway Station, Pettah Public and Private Bus Stands,the Pettah Floating Market, Colombo Law College, Colombo Public Library, Dehiwela Zoo, Colombo Racecourse, Colombo Police Head Quarters, Galle Face Colombo, Battaramulla Foreign Employment Bureau and Colombo Museum.