The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe - Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation
The Deputy Minister stated that he could not provide full details on the Nawamedagama tower immediately, but said the reply referred to the “Medagama Dialog tower” being alienated under the State Lands Ordinance with covering approval from the Director General. He explained that lease regularization and collection for telecommunications towers have been delayed nationwide due to land-tenure complexities and rapid deployment needs. He said the Land Commissioner General’s Department and Divisional Secretaries are working to regularize such leases and collect dues, and clarified that the issue is countrywide, not confined to Mahaweli areas.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, I cannot give full details of the Nawamedagama tower now. The reply notes “Medagama Dialog tower” was alienated under the State Lands Ordinance on the Director General’s covering approval. I will verify specifics. Generally, there are hundreds of towers nationwide, and due to complexities of land tenure (e.g., lands under Land Development Ordinance or development grants where subleasing for towers is impermissible), and the need for rapid deployment, lease regularization and collection have been delayed. We are working with the Land Commissioner General’s Department and Divisional Secretaries to regularize and collect dues. This is not limited to Mahaweli; it is countrywide.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 9 October 2025 ·No. 22973 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe - Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 October 2025. No. 22973. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/7517