The Hon. Arkam Ilyas
Hon. Arkam Ilyas stated that Sri Lanka currently relies on foreign construction standards, including British, European, Indian, American, Australian and New Zealand codes. He said the proposed Act would support the development of Sri Lanka-specific codes of practice, in coordination with UDA, NBRO, CIDA and the National Physical Planning Department, tailored to local environmental conditions and wind loads.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Chairperson of Committees, one final minute. Sri Lanka lacks our own comprehensive construction standards; we rely on British, Euro, Indian, American, Australian and New Zealand standards—even in universities. With UDA, NBRO and CIDA, and with approval from the National Physical Planning Department, we are now moving to develop Sri Lanka-specific codes of practice suited to our environmental conditions and wind loads. This will be a major leap forward for our construction sector. This Act lays the groundwork for that.
¶ 02 Thank you.
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Cite as: The Hon. Arkam Ilyas. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 September 2025. No. 1758876121024768. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/15623