Singapore’s Surbana Jurong to develop masterplan for Hambantota

The Cabinet has cleared the path to obtain consultation services of Singapore’s Surbana Jurong to prepare a master plan to develop the Hambantota district.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday sought the approval of the Cabinet of Ministers to hand over the preparation of the master plan for the development of Hambantota district to Surbana Jurong.
Despite the Cabinet of Ministers approving the utilisation of Surbana Jurong’s services in 2018 under the Yahapalana regime to develop a regional plan and a detailed master plan for Hambantota district, Cabinet Spokesperson Minister Bandula Gunawardana said the decision was never put into action.

As the government has decided to prioritise the development activities pertaining to Hambantota, the Cabinet of Ministers decided to hand over the preparation of the master plan for the development of the Hambantota district to the same Surbana Jurong (Pvt.) Limited.
Surbana Jurong has also been entrusted with the responsibility of preparing master plans for the development of Colombo city and the Western province as well as the strategic development of the tourist zone of Eastern province.