Hakmana Development Plan (2021-2030)

Development Plan is a major factor that determines the future of a city. The formulation of a development plan depends on the social, economic, physical, and environmental factors of the relevant area. The Urban Development Authority is the main regulatory body of Sri Lanka, which has been assigned the power for urban development for the areas declared under the Urban Development Authority Act No. 41 of 1978. The authority is responsible for the preparation of a development plan for the area once the Gazette declared any area as an urban development area in terms of the powers vested under section 3 (a) of the above Act. The legal basis for this has been provided by the Amendment Act, No. 04 of 1982, prepared in terms of the Urban Development Authority Act No. 41 of 1978. The Hakmana urban area has been declared as an urban development area by the extraordinary Gazette No. 1286/7 dated 29.04.2003. It consists of 11 Grama Niladhari Divisions covering an area of 3.06 sq. km (306.73 ha) in the city center of Hakmana Divisional Secretariat. As no development plan has been prepared for the Hakmana Urban Development Area so far, a study has been conducted on the existing economic, social, physical, and environmental conditions in the area. This Development Plan has been prepared with the objective of identifying the existing problems and potentials by making optimum use of these potentials to minimize the present problems while addressing future issues. This Development Plan will be valid for the period from 2021 to 2030.