Minister of Public Order and Christian Affairs, John Amaratunga says that all local government authorities will be dissolved on  May 15.

There are 335 local government authorities in Sri Lanka which includes 23 Municipal Councils, 41 Urban Councils and 271 Pradeshiya Sabhas. The tenure of a majority of these local government authorities are already over.

Minister John Amaratunga also said that a government officer will be appointed to continue with the operations and added that there need not be politics for it, only facilities without financial fraud.

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