The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe - Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation
On behalf of the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation, the Deputy Minister provided figures on Land Reform Commission lands in the Kegalle District, stating that the district has 55,884 acres and 1 rood of high lands and 253 acres and 3 roods of paddy lands. He said 13 acres, 1 rood and 30.8 perches have been allocated for industrial purposes, including mini hydro power plants, a power plant, and a telecommunications tower, and listed the relevant allottees and lease details. He further stated that about 667 acres remain unused for development, that alternative lands have been distributed, and that the list of recipients was tabled.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation, I answer:
¶ 02 LRC Lands Allocated for Industrial Purposes: Kegalle District (Q. 1250/2025)
¶ 03 (a) (i) Total LRC lands in Kegalle District: - High (dry) lands: 55,884 acres 1 rood - Paddy lands: 253 acres 3 roods
¶ 04 (ii) Extent allocated for industry: 13 acres 1 rood 30.8 perches (details in table below).
¶ 05 (iii) Names of allottees and year of grant, by parcel: 1. Dedugala Estate — LakPower (Pvt) Ltd — Power plant — 0A 3R 28.2P — Lease in 2004 2. Udamaliboda — Terraqua (Pvt) Ltd — Mini hydro power plant — [extent as per records] 3. Ilukthanna — Mobitel (Pvt) Ltd — Telecommunications tower — [extent] 4. Hunugala — Boruka Lanka (Pvt) Ltd — Mini hydro power plant — [extent] 5. Nagasthanna — Sujala Shakthi Power Plant — Mini hydro — [extent] 6. Nathakanda — Hydro Jet (Pvt) Ltd — Small power plant — [extent] 7. Gagawaraliya — M. B. Ranasinghe — Mini hydro power plant — [extent]
¶ 06 (iv) About 667 acres remain (from (i)) not used for any development activity.
¶ 07 (v) Yes, alternative lands have been distributed.
¶ 08 (vi) The list of recipients of alternative lands is attached and tabled.
¶ 09 (b) Not applicable.
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