The Hon. Susil Ranasinghe - Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation
During Mahaweli Re-awakening Week, no dedicated or accelerated programme was conducted to issue land permits to Mahaweli residents, though some steps were taken to address land-related issues. The Deputy Minister acknowledged longstanding shortcomings and delays in issuing deeds and permits to settlers, and stated that changes in the Land Division have led to a 2025 programme to grant permits or deeds to many current occupants of Mahaweli lands.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, within Mahaweli Re-awakening Week, we did not specifically include a programme to grant permits to residents of Mahaweli lands. However, under the Week, we took certain measures to resolve land issues. We did not launch an accelerated programme for issuing land permits under that Week. That said, we acknowledge there has been a deficiency in providing deeds and permits to settlers in Mahaweli. It has not been systematic, and long periods have passed without issuance. We have made certain changes in the Land Division and have now, in 2025, commenced a programme to provide permits or deeds to a large number of current occupants enjoying those lands.
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- Hansard, Friday, 6 June 2025 ·No. 1750753418078417 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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