Sri Lanka, Jan. 23 -- Minister of Transport, Highways, and Urban Development, Bimal Rathnayake, informed Parliament today (23) that plans have been formulated to construct a Multimodal Transport Hub centered around Ragama town.

The Minister made these remarks in Parliament while addressing unauthorized constructions in the Ragama area, which he said have become a major obstacle to ongoing development initiatives.

He stated that Ragama town has been identified under the Ja-Ela Urban Development Plan as a Health City, with parallel plans to develop it as an Education City. However, unauthorized constructions have hindered progress, he added.

According to the Minister, about six individuals are currently occupying such unauthorized struct...