The Hon. W.H.M. Dharmasena
Hon. W.H.M. Dharmasena questioned the Urban Development Authority’s gazetting of all 29 Grama Niladhari divisions in the Buttala Divisional Secretariat area, and other underdeveloped GN divisions in Monaragala District, as “developed” areas. He said this classification creates difficulties for poor residents seeking approval for house plans and small enterprises, and asked whether the designations could be revised so approvals can be handled at Pradeshiya Sabha level in genuinely underdeveloped areas.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 My second supplementary: Monaragala has 319 GN divisions. In the Buttala DS alone, all 29 GN divisions have been gazetted as “developed” areas. In fact, across 11 DS divisions, even underdeveloped GN areas have been gazetted as developed by the UDA. This prevents poor residents from obtaining UDA recommendations for house plans or small enterprises. Can these be revised so truly underdeveloped GNs are not treated as developed, enabling approvals at Pradeshiya Sabha level without hardship?
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Cite as: The Hon. W.H.M. Dharmasena. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 June 2025. No. 1751430648025512. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/27430