A meeting in between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and officials of the Urban Development Authority (UDA) held today (12) at the Presidential Secretariat.The discussion concentrated on reviewing the UDAs ongoing development jobs and ensuring the effective utilization of spending plan allotments, with a focus on crucial top priorities, the Presidents Media Division (PMD) said.This discussion thoroughly concentrated on reinforcing the nationwide economy through organized city development.
Focus was placed on the requirement to integrate economic, social, environmental, and physical elements when formulating and implementing urban development plans.The conversation emphasized the significance of improving the approval process for urban strategies through an online system, emphasizing the significance of collaborating with pertinent organizations, the PMD added.Currently, advancement plans have actually been created for 119 cities throughout the country.
The conference explored methods for their quick implementation and attended to obstacles developing in the process.Several essential locations were evaluated, including urban preparation, capital expense, execution of government-approved projects, formulation of a metropolitan land-use policy, arrangements for new development efforts, takeover and completion of abandoned development projects, capital improvement programs, formulation of environmental requirements and implementation of environmental improvement activities, developing engineering and other operational activities, in addition to the responsibilities and functional functions designated to the Urban Development Authority, according to the PMD.The meeting was participated in by Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing Anura Karunatilaka, Secretary to the President Dr.
Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, Senior Additional Secretary to the President Russel Aponsu, Chairman of the UDA L.
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Kumudu Lal, and a team of UDA authorities.-- PMD