Stakeholder Meeting for Gampaha Smart City Project

Posted on January 16, 2022

The initial stakeholder meeting on Gampaha Smart City Project was held on 30th of November 2021 at the Board Room of Urban Development Authority, 9th Floor, Sethsiripaya, Battaramulla. The meeting was chaired by the Chairman of Urban Development Authority and was graced by the participation of His Worship Eranga Samaranayake the Mayor of Gampaha City.

The intention of the meeting was to present the Smart Gampaha Planning Framework along with the identified projects and obtain the initial consent of key stakeholders in order to proceed the Smart Gampaha initiatives.

Smart Gampaha initiative and its Planning Framework was highly commended by the stakeholders who were present at the meeting. Further the attendees expressed their comments and suggestions for the planning framework and explained how each stakeholder agency can be a part of this initiative.

Around 20 number of representatives from key stakeholder agencies including Information Communication Technology Agency (ICTA), Central Environmental Authority (CEA), Ministry of Transport (MoT), Sri Lanka Railway Department, National Transport Commission, University of Moratuwa, Police Department, Road Development Authority (RDA), National Water Supply & Drainage Board (NWSDB) etc. attended the meeting. This stakeholder meeting was a significant milestone of Gampaha Smart City Programme.

Enabling Smart Urbanization in Sri Lanka - Smart Gampaha City is an advisory and business investment facilitation scheme provided by the Smart Gampaha City Working Group jointed among the Urban Development Authority of Sri Lanka, MG Group fo Companies and Good City Foundation.