The Hon. Asitha Niroshana Egoda Vithana
Hon. Asitha Niroshana Egoda Vithana questioned the status of land in Ambalanthota, Kaduwela, stating that plots reserved for common purposes and public amenities had allegedly been released to private individuals and developed with buildings. He alleged misuse and corruption involving the Land Reform Commission and asked what action would be taken to recover the land, conduct an official site inspection, identify those responsible, and restore the land for public use.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 My second supplementary relates to the Ambalanthota land in Kaduwela. Your reply says four plots were reserved for common purposes, and nearly an acre is reserved for public amenities per the file. I visited this morning and took photographs: lands reserved for public use have been released to various persons and buildings have come up. A large portion has been handed out. The LRC has been used to serve cronies—becoming a deeply corrupt institution. What action will you take to recover and restore lands reserved for common purposes to the public? Will you conduct an on-site inspection with officials, identify those responsible, and return them to public use?
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 22 January 2025 ·No. 1739261035021938 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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