The Hon. Aravinda Senarath
On behalf of the Minister, Aravinda Senarath provided details on Land Reform Commission lands in Puttalam District vested under the Land Reform Law, noting that historical survey gaps mean records of vested and released lands are not fully precise. He stated that many remaining lands are under long-term encroachment and that settlers are being surveyed and granted deeds under approved procedures. He added that 43 of 48 investment projects have been developed, repossession is pursued where projects are not implemented or lease payments defaulted, and relevant divisional and project-wise details have been tabled in annexes placed in the Library.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, on behalf of the Minister, I provide the following.
¶ 02 (a) (i)-(iii) The total LRC-declared lands, alienated lands, and released lands in Puttalam District, and the final balance by Divisional Secretary’s Division are set out in Annex 01. These lands were vested under the Land Reform Law, No. 1 of 1972 (as amended). Measurements were not comprehensively done at the time of vesting.
¶ 03 A large portion of remaining lands has long been under encroachment; long-term settlers are being surveyed and granted deeds under approved LRC procedures.
¶ 04 Due to historical gaps, the LRC has not, in all cases, fully surveyed and maintained precise records of vested and released lands. Accordingly, details responsive to part (a)(i)–(iii) are furnished in Annex 01; further detailed project-wise information is in Annex 02.
¶ 05 (iv) No.
¶ 06 (v) Out of 48 investment projects, 43 have been developed, as per available information.
¶ 07 (vi) Yes.
¶ 08 (vii) Yes—where projects are not implemented as approved or lease payments are defaulted, repossession action is pursued.
¶ 09 (b) (i) Divisional Secretary-wise details are in Annex 02.
¶ 10 (ii) Such lands are not provided for house construction.
¶ 11 (c) Not applicable.
¶ 12 Annexes 01 and 02 have been placed in the Library.
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