The site used by protesters at Galle Face for more than four months could be used for public events only with the permission of the Urban Development Authority (UDA) in future, a senior official of the Authority said yesterday.
Accordingly a protest site declared for public protest by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will no longer be available.
Director General of the UDA Prasad Ranaweera told Timesonline they hope to close the area belonging to the UDA for a short period for renovation and thereafter open it for the general public.
“However no activity and structures will be allowed unless prior approval is obtained from the UDA,” he said.
The UDA areas spans around 1500 square meters.
He said they were inviting those involved in the protest campaigns to help to renovate the area , but if no support is received they would go ahead with the renovation using their own funds. He said the last time they renovated the area it cost Rs 3.5 million.
Meanwhile the protesters who occupied the area for 127 days cleared all their tents by Friday evening .
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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