Colombo (LNW): Urban Development and Housing Minister Prasanna Ranatunga has instructed the Urban Development Authority to return Viharamahadevi Park to the Colombo Municipal Council.
The move is in accordance with Section 50 of the Urban Development Authority Act, which allows for the return of properties taken over for development purposes.
The park had been under the Urban Development Authority for renovation since 2011.
The park was modernised as part of the Metro Colombo Urban Development Project with World Bank assistance and was reopened in 2013 with features like removing iron fences and creating a more open and barrier-free environment.
