MABOLE UC LAND’S TITLE DEED GOES ‘MISSING’

Concern over houses built on the land of the children’s playground

The Kattiyawatte Welfare Society has complained to the Wattala Police regarding an alleged acquirement and building of two houses on a 20-perch block of land of the children’s playground in the Ma bola, kat ti yaw at te housing complex belonging to the Wattala Mabola Urban Council.

The Welfare Society has also complained to the Wattala - Mabola Urban Council and Presidential Secretariat as well, in writing.

On enquiry from the Works Superintendent of the Wattala-mabola UC Thilak Priyadarshana, he said that he visited the disputed location and an investigation had been launched into the issue.

He said instructions had been given to halt constructions until the investigations were concluded.

The Superintendent said,the title deed of the concerned land had been misplaced and they were looking for it.

Earlier,western Province Governor Dr Seetha Arambepola appointed a one-person commission to look into

The Superintendent said the title deed of the land concerned had been misplaced and that they were looking for it

the selling of the 79 perch cultivated land located at Hendala Junction, under Wattala - Mabola Urban Council, against the provisions of the Section 36 of the Urban Councils Ordinance and thereby committing an offence under the Section 184 (1) (a) of the Urban Councils Ordinance.

The Ministry of Local Government is also conducting a separate investigation into the leasing of valuable blocks of land consisting of several acres belonging to the Wattala - Mabola UC.

Residents of the Kattiyawatta housing complex said they were concerned if the Kattiyawatta children’s playground under the UC had been alienated or had been sold unofficially.