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Tuesday, October 27 2026
Tuesday, October 27 2026
MONETABRIEF – Fifteen blocks of land coming under state plantations firms will be leased to private investors after getting 470 expressions of interest, Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said.
Sri Lanka had called investors for 1,514 hectares of land, 10 picturesque locations with bungalows and 15 defunct factories at Sri Lanka State Plantations Corporation, Janatha Estate Development Board, and Elkaduwa Plantations.
Proposals were requested from a shortlist.
Forty four proposals were received from 30 investors.
The cabinet had approved a proposal to give 15 blocks of land to investors on long term leases. (Colombo/Oct27/2026)
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