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The Hon. Nanda Bandara

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Kegalle· 9 September 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: LRC Lands Allocated for Industrial Purposes - Kegalle District (Q.1250/2025)

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Nanda Bandara asked whether five acres from Debathgama Watta in the Kalugala area, within Aranayake DS, could be taken over by the State for a long-needed waste recycling centre. He said the approximately 800-acre land has unclear ownership, with the purported private owner unable to substantiate title and the Land Registry unable to verify clear title.

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¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Minister, my second supplementary is this. A waste recycling center has long been needed within Aranayake DS, but no specific land has been available despite attempts over years. In the Kalugala area, Debathgama Watta has about 800 acres; some portions are rubber, some cleared. Though said to belong to a private businessman, he cannot substantiate title over the whole; the Land Registry too cannot verify clear title. We have requested five acres for the recycling center. Can five acres from that land be taken over to the State and given for this project?

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Hansard, Tuesday, 9 September 2025 ·No. 1757672711095734 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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