Mihinthalaya Urban Development Plan (2021-2030)

In Sri Lanka, the Urban Development Authority is a main key agency relating to maintaining sustainable development in the country. UDA legal powers come under the Urban Development Authority Act No. 1978 of 41. According to the 1982 Act No. 04, Section 08(a) amendment, the Urban Development Authority (UDA) has legal powers to declare areas as urban development areas and prepare and enforce urban development plans. Based on those powers, UDA has declared Mihinthalaya PS as an urban development area in the 2001.04.10 Gazette no. 1179/11. In that, UDA expects to develop the Mihinthalaya PS area to achieve sustainable development focused on physical, economic, social, and environmental aspects.
In 2011 UDA had prepared a draft development plan for the Mihinthalaya PS area, including 6 GN Divisions. But when time is passing, development trends and other development scenarios are also changing. Due to that reason, UDA started to prepare a new development plan for the Mihinthalaya PS Area to improve physical, social, economic, and environmental matters in a sustainable manner.
In the Mihinthalaya PS area, UDA has declared 25 GN Divisions and 23580 hectares as urban development areas. Out of them, UDA prepared a development plan for 15 GN Divisions and 8369 hectares, including zoning, planning, and building guidelines.