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The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development and the Leader of the House of Parliament

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 9 June 2026 ·Adjournment: Adjournment and Written Answers

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The Minister responded to a question on development plans for local government institutions in the Ja-Ela, Minuwangoda, Katunayake-Seeduwa, Negombo and Gampaha electorates. He stated that a Ja-Ela Development Plan is being prepared for the Ja-Ela Urban Council and Ja-Ela Dandugamperuwa Pradeshiya Sabha areas, and that the Ja-Ela Interim Zoning Plan approved by the Urban Development Authority Director General on 18 December 2021 remains in force until the new plan takes effect.

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¶ 01 7. The Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, Attorney-at-Law, asked regarding Local Government Institutions under the Ja-Ela, Minuwangoda, Katunayake-Seeduwa, Negombo and Gampaha electorates: development plans.

¶ 02 (a) (i) Yes.

¶ 03 (ii) Ja-Ela Urban Council and Ja-Ela Dandugamperuwa Pradeshiya Sabha: In accordance with the jurisdiction of these areas, the Ja-Ela Development Plan is currently being prepared. Until that plan becomes effective, the Ja-Ela Interim Zoning Plan approved by the Director General of the Urban Development Authority on 18.12.2021 is in force.

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Hansard, Tuesday, 9 June 2026 ·No. 23706 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development and the Leader of the House of Parliament. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 June 2026. No. 23706. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/2927