The Colombo Port City has been established as an urban development area under the Urban Development Authority (UDA), the Megapolis and Western Development Ministry announced today (Aug 20).
Megapolis and Western Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka had vested this land area with the UDA in line with its Act, the Ministry said in a press statement.
Accordingly, all development activities in the Port City land will be subjected to the regulations and the supervision of the UDA.
Earlier, Parliament had approved the inclusion of the Port City as part of the Colombo Administrative District.
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