The government of Sri Lanka in order to conserve plants native to the Northern Province is looking at setting up a botanical garden in the North.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/plans-set-botanical-garden-northern-sri-lanka-conserve-native-plants
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/colombo-page-sri-lanka
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sri-lanka
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/colombo
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-asia