Kapila Jayasooriya

Urban Development Authority

The Urban Development Authority (UDA) was established under the Law No. 41 of 1978 to promote integrated planning and implementation of economic, social and physical development of certain areas declared as urban development areas. At present, the Urban Development Authority is committed to achieve the vision, ‘Towards a Planned, Sustained and Adored Urbanization' and the mission to ‘Promote integrated planning and implementation for the economic, social, environmental and physical development of the declared Urban Development Areas.