Over 800 housing units and 619 shops located in several government flats are in a dilapidated state, the Urban Development Ministry said. Housing units located in Wekanda, Bambalapitiya, Prince of Wales, Siridhamma Mawatha, Kamkarupura, Mihindu Mawatha housing schemes and several buildings in Maligawatte housing scheme will need immediate attention due to lack of maintenance. Ministry Secretary W.S.Sathyananda said the Ministry is planning to consult the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) to conduct testing and issue a technical report on the risks. He said the government is able to take over dilapidated government flats for the purposes of re-construction. The Ministry said the private sector involvement will be sought for the restoration.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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