All information pertaining to government-owned land in the Western Province, encompassing the Colombo, Kalutara and Gampaha areas, will soon be available on a computer database thanks to a project initiated recently.
The project's rationale - to "minimize the various irregularities that allegedly occur in handling state-owned lands and improve the efficiency of releasing lands for the purpose of agricultural activities, residential purposes and industries. Further, the Western Province is just the first step in the planned computerization of all information relevant to state-owned lands island-wide, achieved with the assistance of the relevant Provincial Council.
This project, which will be undertaken by the University of Colombo’s School of Computing under contract to the Western Province Land Commissioner's Department, was initiated by Sri Lanka's Information and Communication Technology Agency. |
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