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The Hon. Anura Karunathilaka - Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 20 June 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Homeless Families in Kolonnawa DS Division - Provision of Houses (Q.280/2024)

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An update was provided on resettlement connected to the elevated highway, noting that displaced persons have not yet been resettled despite 349 housing units being allocated. It was stated that UDA housing projects mainly target unauthorized occupants, including those on estates, and that no project is currently proposed specifically for the Kolonnawa Divisional Secretariat Division, though it may be considered in future.

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¶ 01 Those displaced by the elevated highway are not yet resettled; 349 units have been allocated but not occupied. Under UDA, housing projects mainly target unauthorized occupants, including those on estates; none is currently proposed specifically for Kolonnawa DS Division, but we can consider it going forward.

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Hansard, Friday, 20 June 2025 ·No. 1751600792021434 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Anura Karunathilaka - Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 June 2025. No. 1751600792021434. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/1838