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The Ministry of Urban Development is the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for planning and implementation of Economic social and physical development of the areas declared by the Minister-in-charge of the subject of Urban development. The ministry was established by an Act of parliament bearing No 41 of 1978.
The Port City Colombo was suspended after the end of the Rajapaksa government in 2015 due to alleged claims related to the sovereignty of Sri Lanka and adverse environmental impacts. [9] [10] [11] The Port City Colombo is governed by an independent authority and will not be subject to the Colombo Municipal Council.
In 1995 a Divisional Council was created for Biyagama which had previously been governed by the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka. [8] In 1997 Moratuwa and Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte Urban Councils were promoted to Municipal Councils. [8] As of 199 there were 309 local authorities (14 MC, 37 UC, 258 DC). All parts of Sri Lanka are governed by ...
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 19 August 1994: D. B. Wijetunga: Minister of Housing, Construction and Public Utilities [24] [25] Mangala Samaraweera: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 4 September 2001: Chandrika Kumaratunga: Minister of Urban Development, Public Utilities, Housing and Sports [26] [27] Arumugam Thondaman: Ceylon Workers' Congress: 12 December 2001
It is the oldest and the largest local government authority in Sri Lanka which covers a resident population of over 600,000 (as of 2001). It is one of the largest employers in the country with over 12,000 employees. [2]
There are 24 Municipal councils in Sri Lanka, which are the legislative bodies that preside over the largest cities and first tier municipalities in the country. [2] Introduced in 1987 through the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka , municipal councils became a devolved subject under the Provincial Councils in the Local Government ...
There are 41 Urban councils in Sri Lanka, which are the legislative bodies that preside over the second tier municipalities in the country. [1] [2] Introduced in 1987 through the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka, Urban councils became a devolved subject under the Provincial Councils in the Local Government system of Sri Lanka. [3]
Sri Lanka Land Reclamation & Development Corporation; Sri Lanka Ports Authority; Sri Lanka Railway Authority; Sri Lanka Rubber Manufacturing Export Co. Ltd;