The Hon. Anura Karunathilaka
The Hon. Anura Karunathilaka stated that the Urban Development Authority’s role was limited to preparing the urban plan and facilitating relevant institutions within its mandate. He said land for the school had been acquired and handed over to the Southern Province Ministry of Education, which is now responsible for constructing the school, and that the UDA has completed its part.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, as I said, the UDA prepares the urban plan for the area and intervenes only to complete the part that falls within its purview. Thereafter, according to that plan, if another institution must be involved, the UDA facilitates that institution.
¶ 02 Accordingly, the land for the school has been acquired and handed over to the Provincial Ministry of Education. Now the responsibility for constructing the school lies with the Provincial Education Ministry. The UDA has no capacity to intervene to construct the school, as that responsibility rests with the Southern Province Education Ministry. Thus, the UDA has completed what falls within its subject scope. The Provincial Ministry should proceed with construction.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 22 May 2025 ·No. 1750307293077610 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Anura Karunathilaka. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 May 2025. No. 1750307293077610. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/24532