The District Coordination Committee meeting was held yesterday (18) at the Kegalle District Secretariat Auditorium with the aim of discussing in detail the future development activities of the Kegalle District in the year 2025 under the patronage of the Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province, District Coordination Committee Co-Chairman Champa Janaki Rajaratne, Minister of Environment, Kegalle District Coordination Committee Co-Chairman Dr. Dhammika Patabendi, Kegalle District Secretary / Government Agent H. M. J. M. Herath.

Firstly, the issues arising from the previous District Coordination Committee report were discussed. Among those issues; The Geology and Mines Bureau has conducted a joint investigation in the Yatiyantota, Deraniyagala, Aranayake and Dehiowita divisions regarding the sand mining along the Kelani River in the Yatiyantota division, there is no need to establish a police outpost in the Dothaloya area of ​​the Aranayake Divisional Secretariat Division, the difficulty in the access road to the Ailawatta Housing Project in the Dehiowita Divisional Secretariat Division, the letter submitted by the Deputy Director of the Urban Development Authority regarding the construction of an access road for the construction of a shopping complex in Warakapola Town by the Urban Development Authority has not been answered, a joint investigation has been conducted regarding obtaining permission from the Estate Authority for the development of roads in several estates, and obtaining preliminary approval for the proposed Maha Oya water storage power plant project.

Also, the fish in the Gurugoda Oya become sick during the low rainfall period, the notification to the Elders General Secretariat regarding the non-acceptance of adult identity cards from government and private institutions, the need to vaccinate dogs for rabies through the Veterinary Officer's Office, the acquisition of a government building to operate the Kegalle Regional Millindoro Office, as proposed by the Chairman of the District Coordination Committee, Dr. Dhammika Patabandha, the establishment of a tourist information center at the Karadupana junction, the main entrance to the Pinnawala tourist zone, the demolition of the old building of the Rambukkana Multi-Service Cooperative Society's head office, which has not been used for a long time, and the auction of the dilapidated and unused lorry, the land plots provided by the Noori Estate in lieu of the land plots that were damaged by landslides due to heavy rainfall in 1991 belonging to the Deraniyagala Dodawatta Grama Niladhari area. The issue of the lack of title deeds or licenses for the land so far, the need to obtain a solution from the National Water Supply and Drainage Board for about 40 families in Sapumal Ambe and Udagama sections of the Aranayake Udagama Grama Niladhari Division, and the need to discuss the problem of the elderly allowance due to the elderly members of the families selected as beneficiaries under the Aswesuma Social Welfare Program not reaching them.

Also, regarding women going abroad for work, as per the circular 02 / 2023 of the Ministry of Labor and Foreign Employment, all women have been provided with the necessary facilities to go abroad if the age limit of minor children is 2 years and above. Accordingly, the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment has informed that it is appropriate to increase the age limit of children to 5 years to avoid disasters caused to children by women's migration abroad, since the residents of many villages in the Heenatipala Kanda Gannepattuwa area are facing great inconvenience due to the lack of necessary wave facilities to operate mobile phones, so the necessary arrangements have been made to establish a mobile phone tower for that purpose, the remaining 04 air rifles taken under the 2024 decentralized budget program have been given to the farmers' organizations of Panawala, Galabalana Kanda, Algoda, and Ihala Thalduwa, the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council has been given priority for the development of the Meegasthenna Warakathenna main road when allocating funds, and the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council has been allocated funds for the construction of a safety fence for dangerous places on the Hingurala Kanda road, and the development of the Thannimale - Maharangalle road.

Regarding the severe inconvenience caused to the department in carrying out its duties due to the vacancy of Agricultural Research and Production Assistant Officer and the vacancy of Development Officer in the Panawala Agricultural Services Area, taking steps to issue term admission cards to lay and ordained students studying in Piriven Educational Institutions, Piriven Vidyayanas and Buddhist Sil Matha Educational Institutions, informing the District Coordination Committee that it was unanimously agreed that a member or member responsible for the division in the local government area will be appointed according to the new elections and that the member or member appointed should be the head of the Joint Rural Development Committee of that division, and that the National Water Supply and Drainage Board has allocated Rs. The issues discussed on that day included the proposal submitted by the Secretary - Ministry of Plantations and Community Infrastructure to hold special sub-committee meetings and to involve relevant parties, stating that an estimate of Rs. 8,785,278.32 has been prepared and that the drinking water problem needs to be resolved. Since the progress of development projects under the disaster housing program in estate areas is at a low level, the issue was discussed.