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Lands like no other
View(s):Some of the findings of the Committee appointed by the Kumaratunga administration in 2004, to examine land deals under Rajitha Senaratne:
- The lands were handed out without project proposals being submitted;
- The Minister and LRC Chairman exceeded their powers in some instances; even the LRC’s Executive Director had approved some applications for lands;
- The Chairman had allowed the payment of advances for survey and lease fees in instalments, while specifying the amounts he deemed appropriate;
- Even lands set aside for special purposes had been leased out.