Who has received lands near the Rambakan Oya?

by Staff Writer 03-03-2021 | 9:15 PM

COLOMBO (News1st): The companies that have received lands for large scale cultivations near the Rambakan Oya forest reserve were revealed by a former parliamentarian on Wednesday. "I have obtained information from the Mahaweli Authority through the Right to Information Act," Wasantha Piyatissa, a former Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna parliamentarian said. The details as revealed by the former lawmaker are as follows;

R.G.N Plantations Pvt Ltd., Nugegoda - 1000 acres (Maize Cultivation)
C.S.W. Herbal Plantations, Colombo 5 - 100 acres (Chena cultivation)
Delma Chicken and Agro Pvt. Ltd, Waradana Mallawa House - 500 acres (Maize Cultivation)
Pussella Meat Production Pvt Ltd, Battaramulla - 500 acres (Maize Cultivation)
Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau - 150 acres (Modern Multi Agro Tourism Project)
Moragoda Agro Services Company, Colombo 04 - 1000 acres (Maize and soya cultivation)

Piyatissa pointed out that the total demarcated into 15 lots and have been handed over to 6 entities so far.