The Hon. Aruna Panagoda
Hon. Aruna Panagoda raised concern over a 20-perch State land block in Mahenawatta allegedly being sold for Rs. 20,000 despite its high urban value and proximity to several Government institutions. He argued that past failures in proper procedure have harmed State land management and said the area urgently needs land for a police station. He requested that the land be reacquired and allocated to the Police for that purpose.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, a 20-perch block has been sold for Rs. 20,000—Rs. 1,000 per perch. This is a serious issue. In Mahenawatta, urban and highly valued, a perch exceeds Rs. 1.5 million; thus a 20-perch block would be over Rs. 30 million, but it has been sold for Rs. 20,000. This area hosts many Government institutions—Railway facility, Mahinda Rajapaksa Vidyalaya, a faculty of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, the Institute of Technology, a gem and jewellery unit, SLT, etc. In such a dense urban area, selling at Rs. 1,000 per perch is unacceptable.
¶ 02 Due to actions without proper process in the past, State lands have suffered. There is an urgent need for a police station there, but there is no land; the most suitable site has been sold for Rs. 20,000. I request that this land be reacquired and allocated to the Police for a station. I am not concerned with the individual or the time, but with the State need.
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Cite as: The Hon. Aruna Panagoda. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 1 March 2025. No. 1741955797040395. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/159