Plans to Redevelop Government Apartment Complexes Over 40 Years Old in Colombo

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Government apartment complexes in the Colombo District over 40 years old, are planned to be redeveloped next year.

This was revealed by the National Housing Development Authority during a meeting of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development held in Parliament recently (06), chaired by the MP S.M. Marikkar.

The officials informed the committee that there are 45 apartment housing projects over 40 years old within the Colombo District, comprising approximately 10,000 housing units.

Accordingly, the committee chairman instructed the officials to submit a report within a month detailing how these redevelopment projects will be implemented, including decisions regarding current residents of those housing complexes.

The officials further stated that technical and valuation reports on the current condition of the buildings in these complexes will be obtained and that the redevelopment projects are expected to be implemented under a public-private partnership model. 

Based on that, the chairman also instructed that a comprehensive report including all relevant information be submitted to the Sectoral Oversight Committee.

Additionally, the officials pointed out that there are around 45,000 housing units that were initiated between 2015 and 2019 but were abandoned due to various reasons. 

A plan has now been formulated to complete the construction of these houses within three years.