The Ministry of Urban Development is the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for planning and implementation of Economic social and physical development of the areas declared by the Minister-in-charge of the subject of Urban development. The ministry was established by an Act of parliament bearing No 41 of 1978. The Urban Development Authority is executively functioning under this ministry that is responsible for empowering to function as the key urban planning and implementing agency of the country.
History The Urban Development Authority was established by Junius R. Jayewardene on 1978 under Act of Parliament bearing No 41 with a perspective to advance incorporated arranging and execution of Economic social and physical improvement of the ranges pronounced by responsible Minister-in-charge of the Urban Development.
Departments Urban Development Authority Nimesh Herath is the current Chairman of the Urban Development Authority of Sri Lanka. Ministry of Urban Development & Housing. Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation and its subsidiaries headed by M. H. M. Salman. National Water Supply and its subsidiaries headed by K. Alahudeen Ansar Department of National Community Water Supply and its subsidiaries headed by Eng.Karunasena Hettiarachchi
Ministers Parties
Name Portrait Party Tenure Head(s) of Government Ministerial title C. Rajadurai United National Party 5 April 1979 - 10 November 1988 J.R Jayawardene Minister of Regional Development Gamini Atukorale United National Party 14 March 1991 - 7 October 1994 Ranasinghe Premadasa Minister of Land Irrigation & Mahaweli Development Dinesh Gunawardena Mahajana Eksath Peramuna 10 April 2004 - 19 November 2005 Chandrika KumaratungaMinister of Urban Development and Water Supply 23 November 2005 - 29 January 2007 Mahinda Rajapaksa 29 January 2007 - 23 April 2010 Minister of Urban Development and Sacred Area Development Mahinda Rajapaksa Sri Lanka Freedom Party 19 November 2005 - 9 January 2015 Minister of Defence and Urban Development Rauff Hakeem Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 12 January 2015 - 17 August 2015Maithripala Sirisena Minister of Urban Development, Water Supply and Drainage 4 September 2015 – 17 June 2019 Minister of Urban Planning and Water Supply Vijitha HerathNational People's Power24 September 2024 – 18 November 2024Anura Kumara DissanayakeMinister of Rural and Urban Development, and Housing and ConstructionAnura KarunathilakeNational People's Power18 November 2024 – IncumbentMinister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing
References
External links Urban Development Authority National Water Supply & Drainage