Minister of Urban Development and Sacred area Development Dinesh Gunawardena handed over of the declaration required for the urban development of the Pallepola town in Matale district to the Minister of Local Government and Provincial Councils Janaka Bandara Tennakoon in Parliament today (05 January 2009).
On this occasion Minister Dinesh Gunawardena declared the Pallepola urban area as a designated area of the Urban Development Authority under the provisions of the Urban Development Authority Act.
The construction of a multi-purpose centre, shopping complex, a weekly market (pola), a recreational park, a children’s park and a new police station, as well as the development of the main roads and branch roads are included in the proposed town centre development.
The Chairman of the Pallepola Pradeshiya Sabha Jagath Dissanayake, opposition leader AMVP Adhikari, Member of the Pradeshiya Sabha Narada Jayaratne, and the Director General of the UDA Prasanna Silva were also present on this occasion.
