ICTA computerizes state lands in Western Province

The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) has taken steps to create a database on State-owned lands in the Western Province.

Under this endeavour all information on State-owned lands in the Colombo, Kalutara and Gampaha districts will be entered on to a database.

While the computerization of the information on State-owned lands in the Western Province will take place under the project management and technical support of the re-engineering Government program of ICTA, the solution will be developed by the University of Colombo School of Computing. A contract for this development of provincial land MIS solution between the University of Colombo School of Computing and the Western Provincial Land Commissioner's Department was signed at the Ministry of Lands, Western Province Provincial Council recently. While the University of Colombo School of Computing Dr. Ruwan Weerasinghe and Provincial Land Commissioner (W.P) Ms. E.A.R. Renuka were the main signatories to the contract, Director re-engineering government program, ICTA Wasantha Deshapriya and Secretary to the Ministry of Lands, Western Provincial Councillor Jayanthi Wijetunga were also associated in the signing of the agreement. Deshapriya said that computerization of information on State-owned lands was important in using such lands for development and other purposes.

This will help to minimize the various irregularities that allegedly occur in handling State-owned lands and improve the efficiency of releasing lands for the purpose of agricultural activities, residential purposes and industries.

Computerization of information on Government-owned lands will be replicated islandwide through the relevant Provincial Councils, says Deshapriya.