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| Institutional
Set Up |  |
Establishment of a
new Authority is proposed to administer the core area (capital territory ) such
as Colombo Development Authority or, Capital Territory Authority, an authority
consisting of council of municipalities etc.
| The
Capital Territory (Core Area) comprises the following local authorities |
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- Colombo Municipal
Council
- Dehiwala-Mt. Lavinia Municipal Council
- Sri Jayawardenepura
Kotte Municipal Council
- Kolonnawa Urban Council
- Maharagama Pradeshiya
Sabha
- Kotikawatta-Mulleriyawa Pradeshiya Sabha
- Battaramulla Pradeshiya
Sabha Unit.
- Boralesgamuwa Pradeshiya Sabha Unit.
- Three Grama Seva
Division of Homagama Pradeshiya Sabha
- Five Grama Seva Division of Kaduwela
Pradeshiya Sabha Unit.
| Fund
of the Authority | |
- Authority will create
its own funds through the exercise of its powers, functions and duties. Some possible
sources include betterment Tax, and a development tax etc.. -
Authority may receive gifts, funds, donations grants and loans by the public and
private sector, within or outside Sri Lanka eg. Mayors Fund, Sewerage Fund etc..
- Money may be voted from Central Government, Provincial Council and local authorities.
| Conclusion |
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The Core Area is about
4% of the area of the Colombo Metropolitan Region (CMR). Although the area is
small relative to the area of the CMR, the Core Area is economically the most
developed and diversed part City of Colombo and Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the
newly established administrative capital of the country. Although
Colombo has remained as an important commercial centre for several centuries it
was during the last twenty years that it began to emerge as an important city
in the national and international context. The liberalised economic environment
that prevailed during the last twenty years attracted a lot of investment into
manufacturing, construction, port related developments and economic and social
infrastructure specially with BOI facilities.. In addition, a number of modern
hotels also came up in the city to cater to international tourists and visitors
coming to Sri Lanka for business purposes. The modernisation of the Colombo port
and the expansion of modern facilities at the Katurnayaka International Airport
further added to the international importance of the Colombo City. The rapid growth
that accompanied these development under economic liberalisation also contributed
to a faster urbanisation process in the city and its suburbs. In
the early 1980s, the government decided to relocate the administrative function
outside the city inorder to allow Colombo to achieve its potential as a leading
commercial centre in the South Asian Region. As an initial step, the government
relocated the national parliament in the newly built parliamentary complex in
Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte. In 1985, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte was declared as
the administrative capital of the country. This was followed by the relocation
of number of ministries and departments, which were located in the City of Colombo,
to the newly established administrative capital. However, a number of public institutions
still remain within the city limits.
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