By Ravi Ladduwahetty
Ceylon Finance Today:The Western Region Megapolis Planning Project will have 10 industrial zones and will be unveiled by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on 8 January, coinciding with the first anniversary of the government.
This is a continuation of the strategic plan for the Western Province which was evinced by the abridged Ranil Wickreme-singhe Government in 2001-2004 and when it is fully commissioned, will be completed in 2030, Western Region Megapolis Planning Project Chairman Ajitha de Costa told Ceylon FT.
He said that the plan prepared by the Consultants- CESMA of Singapore would be ready by the month end (December) and the papers for the setting up of the Western Region Megapolis Authority are now with Minister Champika Ranawaka.There will be 10 Industrial Zones which will revolve round an aero city zone round the Katunayake Airport, a logistics and freight zone which will stretch from the Colombo Port to Katunayake, and a central business district from Colombo Fort to Ratmalana and Sri Jayawardenapura to Kelaniya.
Ceylon Finance Today:The Western Region Megapolis Planning Project will have 10 industrial zones and will be unveiled by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on 8 January, coinciding with the first anniversary of the government.
This is a continuation of the strategic plan for the Western Province which was evinced by the abridged Ranil Wickreme-singhe Government in 2001-2004 and when it is fully commissioned, will be completed in 2030, Western Region Megapolis Planning Project Chairman Ajitha de Costa told Ceylon FT.
He said that the plan prepared by the Consultants- CESMA of Singapore would be ready by the month end (December) and the papers for the setting up of the Western Region Megapolis Authority are now with Minister Champika Ranawaka.There will be 10 Industrial Zones which will revolve round an aero city zone round the Katunayake Airport, a logistics and freight zone which will stretch from the Colombo Port to Katunayake, and a central business district from Colombo Fort to Ratmalana and Sri Jayawardenapura to Kelaniya.
He said that a survey is being conducted on government owned lands and assured that there would be no acquisitions of private lands for these mega projects.
There will be a "Strategic Environment Assessment" so that the projects thrown up from the Plan will have a small gestation period which means that only the impact of a particular project needs to be studied, de Costa said.
There will be a "Strategic Environment Assessment" so that the projects thrown up from the Plan will have a small gestation period which means that only the impact of a particular project needs to be studied, de Costa said.
"We are establishing this to lure multi national companies (MNCs) to establish their regional headquarters in Sri Lanka", he said.
Within this plan will be a coastal and marine Zone which will be stretching from Beruwela to Negombo and a science and technology zone which will include Kaduwela, Malabe and Homagama and which will be interconnected.
A plantation city will be established at Avissawella while there will be a plantation and forestry city in Badureliya, Agalawatta and Mathugama.
A tourism zone will be established from Panadura toBeruwela in the southern belt while there would be another tourism zone from Negombo to Kochchikade in the Northern belt. There would be industrial zones/ townships at Mirigama and Horana. There would also be spiritual and religious sites at Kelaniya,Kalutara,Dharga Town and Tewatte, Ragama.
A tourism zone will be established from Panadura toBeruwela in the southern belt while there would be another tourism zone from Negombo to Kochchikade in the Northern belt. There would be industrial zones/ townships at Mirigama and Horana. There would also be spiritual and religious sites at Kelaniya,Kalutara,Dharga Town and Tewatte, Ragama.
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