Anuradhapura Urban Area Development Plan ( 2021-2030 )

By this urban development plan, a development plan is prepared for the Anuradhapura urban area, and the necessary strategies have been developed for the prosperous development of the physical, economic, social, and environmental sectors of the area to be achieved by the year 2030 through this strategic plan. Here, this development plan has been prepared as a strategic plan by using the most used modern technological tools, methodologies, and analyses. A development plan is a tool used for the prosperous development of the physical, economic, social, and environmental sectors in an area with a broad vision.

While the UDA of Sri Lanka functions as a main institute for the urban development of Sri Lanka, the UDA has been authorized by the UDA Act No. 41 of 1978 for preparing and implementing the urban plans for prospering development in the physical, economic, and environmental sectors.

As per the powers vested under section 3 (1) of section 8A, Act No. 41 of 1978 as amended by UDA Act No. 04 of 1982, the Anuradhapura Urban Council area has been declared as an Urban Development Area by special gazette notification No. 38 of 01" of July 1979. Under the greater Anuradhapura plan, the Anuradhapura MC Area has been further declared as an urban development area by special gazette notification No. 1173/11 of the 10th of April 2001. The urban development area is being equally bordered by the Anuradhapura MC area. This urban development area consists of 6200 hectares. This development area consists of different portions added from the divisional secretary areas of Nuwaragam Palatha Central, Nuwaragam Palatha East, and Mihinthalaya. This development plan has been prepared for the Anuradhapura urban development area based on providing community facilities and services by UDA for preparing the integrated plans for lands and buildings, promoting, and formalizing the physical development.
Based on the above-said reasons, a development plan was prepared by the UDA for the Anuradhapura MC area for the period of 2006 to 2016. But, due to the fact that the legal background of the plan has expired and some of the rules and regulations of the plan are not valid for present development activities, the need for a new development plan arose.

This development plan is designed also through the study of the exterior areas of the Anuradhapura municipal area. This development plan provides the requirements to improve the physical, economic, social, and environmental sectors in the above-mentioned areas and to create a prosperous development based on better use of the above sectors within the period between 2021 and 2030.