SRI LANKA - Ministry of Finance and Planning

Industrial Port City – Trincomalee
Improved Facilities for Provincial and District
Capitals
Provincial and district capitals in the country will be
provided with modern facilities to meet the economic,
social and cultural needs of the population in the
province. The already congested urban areas will be
expanded by developing alternative urban centres
or satellite towns. They will be environmentally
sustainable keeping homogeneous culture of the
country.
Integrated Urban Development Plans
Source: National Physical Planning Department
Trincomalee will be developed as an industrial port
city. The industrial zone in Trincomalee will be fuelled
by the Sampoor power plant and linked to the world
through development of the harbour. The lagoon and
its surroundings will be developed as a key tourism
attraction and for public recreational activities. Mutur,
Kinniya, Kantale, Gomarankadawela and Pulmodai will
be developed as second order cities in the area.
Strengthening Planning and
Development Management
Haphazard development of our urban areas will be
remedied. Urban Development Plans will be formulated
and enforced for each city. These urban development
plans will be integrated at district, provincial, and
metro region levels.
Accordingly, district, provincial and metropolitan
planning committees will be set up. These committees
will be independent bodies comprising representatives
of elected Local Authorities and will review urban
development plans and integrate them with the
economic and settlement plans for the areas under
their purview. Planning will be medium term with a
20-year perspective plan providing the framework for
immediate action plans.
Satellite based spatial information such as high
resolution digital maps and Geographical Information
System (GIS) applications will be used in all the
development planning activities, and public access to
this information will be ensured.
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Integrated Urban Development
Adequate and High Quality Services
Providing adequate, high quality urban services such as
solid waste management, sewerage, etc. will be ensured
through a concerted investment programme. The
pricing of such services will reflect the full economic
cost of providing them. Cities are centres of economic
activity and their residents will be able to afford
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