The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe

¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, if these are not yet granted and are being processed, note that there is a procedure: after an application is submitted to the Divisional Secretary, the Divisional Land Use Committee considers it; the proposed industry/use must be shown; necessary approvals from relevant agencies must be obtained; if required, the District Land Use Committee also reviews and recommends it to the Land Commissioner General; thereafter, with the Hon. Minister’s approval, a long-term lease is prepared. If these particular lands are still being processed, we can inquire—inspect the land, obtain reports from the local coordination committee, the purpose and approvals basis—then proceed. If the application is now with the Land Commissioner General’s Department, we can expedite internal processing to obtain the required approval for a long-term lease, as appropriate.