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Monday, September 28, 2009 - 8.21 GMT |
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Habitat Week to
commence today |
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The
government
has
declared
a
Habitat
Week to
begin
today
(Sep.
28) and
will
continue
till
October
05, to
mark
“World
Habitat
Day”.
The
theme is
‘Planning
our
Urban
Future’
and the
main
objective
is to
implement
various
development
programs
to
benefit
the
tourist
industry,
fisheries
industry
as well
as
agriculture
in the
next 10
years.
The
government
will
implement
an
island
wide
development
program
with
Negombo
as a
central
town and
its
surrounding
areas in
view of
‘World
Habitat
Day’.
The
Housing
and
Common
Amenities
Ministry
and the
Urban
Development
and
Sacred
Area
Development
Ministry
have
planned
to
implement
the
'Greater
Negombo
Development
Program'
to
develop
Negombo
town and
neighboring
areas
covering
Katana,
Katunayake
and
Seeduwa.
The
proposed
greater
Negombo
area
covers
139 sq.
Km.
including
administrative
areas
under
the
Negombo
Municipal
Council,
Katunayake-Seeduwa
Urban
Council
and
Katana
Provincial
Council
with a
population
of
nearly
375,000.
The
Housing
and
Common
Amenities
Ministry
and
National
Housing
Development
Authority
(NHDA)
have
made
arrangements
to
develop
infrastructure
facilities
and
develop
settlements
in
Greater
Negombo
Development
Program
in
parallel
to the
World
Habitat
Day
Program.
The NHDA
said
arrangements
have
been
made to
hold the
World
Habitat
Day
Conference
and
Exhibition
at
Negombo
Town
Hall
premises
on
October
5,
depicting
all
development
activities
under
Greater
Negombo
Development
Plan.
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