Mannar Development Plan (2021-2030)

UDA is the regulatory body of the urban development of Sri Lanka. Thus, it has been empowered to function as the key urban planning implementing agency in the country by UDA Act No. 41 of 1978. Development plan preparation for the declared area of UDA is a vital aspect under the legal background of the authority. Considering these scenarios, development plans are prepared under the Act No. 4 of 1982; it explains that (Part II, section 8A [1]) the UDA has the power to prepare the Development Plans for the UDA-declared areas in order to guide & promote the development in the area. Accordingly, the Mannar Town Council area was declared as an urban development area on 1st June 1979 under the UDA Act No. 41 of 1978. Later on, on 22nd March 1993, the entire Mannar Island was declared as an urban development area by the Urban Development Authority under the Urban Development Act No. 41 of 1978 and Gazette Notification No. 759/1. As a result of the declaration of the Mannar Island area as an urban development area, the UDA (NP) office has given the priority to prepare the development plan for Mannar Island while considering the social, economic, physical & environmental aspects.