Maharagama Urban Council ( Sinhala : මහරගම නගර සභාව , Tamil : மகாரகம நகர சபை ) is the local authority for Maharagama and surrounding suburbs in Sri Lanka . The Council is responsible for providing a variety of local public services including public health and sanitation, road maintenance, garbage disposal, libraries, public parks and recreational facilities. The stated goals of the council include providing infrastructure needs, and enhancing regional economic development in a sustainable manner.
4-587: The Maharagama local body was established in 1963 with an area of only 5 km (1.9 sq mi). In 1988 this was expanded to 21 km (8.1 sq mi) and the body was upgraded to Pradeshiya Sabha status. On 10 January 2002, the Maharagama Urban Council was gazetted by Alick Aluwihare , as Minister of Local Government. Accordingly, the Urban Council was granted jurisdiction over 41 Grama Niladhari divisions. The tenure of
8-465: Is in charge of regulating the built environment under its jurisdiction: The council maintains 4 public libraries, and provides the following services: The council also provides the following services: Pradeshiya Sabha There are 276 Pradeshiya Sabhas in Sri Lanka , which are the legislative bodies that preside over the third tier municipalities in the country. Introduced in 1987 through
12-583: The first council began on 15 April 2002. Maharagama Urban Council is situated in Colombo District , about 16 km (9.9 mi) south east of Colombo . It is 21 km (8.1 sq mi) in extent, and bordered by the Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte Municipal Council to the north and north west, Homagama to the east, Kesbewa Urban Council to the south and Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council to
16-546: The west. For electoral and administrative purposes, the Council is divided into 25 wards. The council comprises 41 Grama Niladhari Divisions In 2014, the population was 202,557 and the council collected taxes from 77,740 properties. The council provides the following Health and Sanitation related services: The council provides the following certificates and licenses: Other revenue generation activities: The council maintains 9 crematoriums. The council
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