Abstract:
Pidurangala is a heritage site, which is situated very close to Sigiriya world heritage site.
Pidurangala has a direct link with king Kashyapa and the Sigiriya kingdom. Though Sigiriya
is a world heritage site and a famous tourist attraction, Pidurangala is not much popular as a
heritage site among visitors. The main objective of this study was to identify the heritage
management issues of Pidurangala and secondary objective was to introduce a proper heritage
management plan to attract visitors. The research problem was “what are the issues related to
heritage management in Piduranagala?” Both primary and secondary sources were used to
collect data. Printed media (books) and electronic media (internet) were used as primary sources
and field observation was used as the secondary source. There were many issues related to
heritage management in Pidurangala site. No proper site interpretation, cleaning and
maintenance issues, inadequate infrastructure and sanitary facilities, vandalism are some major
problems. It is important to avoid these issues and rearrange the site. A proper management
plan can be introduced using the following steps:
1. Welcoming the visitors and fulfilling their requirements
2. Defining the value of the site
3. Proper maintenance
4. Prevention of vandalism
5. Visitor management
Greeting of the guests, establishing infrastructure facilities, introducing proper a security
system, gardening and landscaping, introducing a signage system, developing secondary
attractions are some recommendations for a proper heritage management plan for the
Pidurangala heritage site.
