A joint steering committee comprising all the relevant government agencies has been established to provide solutions to prevent future flooding in the Gampaha District.

This decision was made under the instructions of Urban Development and Housing Minister Prasanna Ranatunga. The discussion was held on Wednesday (5) at the Gampaha District Secretariat to discuss measures that should be taken to prevent the Gampaha District and the Gampaha town from being flooded in the future. 

The Deputy General Manager (Research and Planning) of the Sri Lanka Land Development Corporation, engineer K.H. Keerthiratne presented a comprehensive three-pronged programme to prevent floods in the Gampaha District. It was decided that the said committee will oversee the implementation of this programme. The committee includes representatives from the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing, the Urban Development Authority, the Land Development Corporation, the Department of Irrigation, the Ministry of Highways, the Department of Agrarian Development, and Local Authorities. The programme is to be executed in short-term, medium-term, and long-term phases.