Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Cabinet Approved A Proposal To Take over The Land In Iranawila Which Lease Out To Set Up A Voice Of America Transmission Station

Cabinet has approved a proposal to terminate a
6leasing agreement has with the American Embassy here over lease out a 166 hectares of land in Iranawila,Puttalam (North Western Province) to set up a transmission station of   Voice Of America (VOA)radio channal , and take over the land to the government.

Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe has submitted the Cabinet Proposal regarding terminating the lease agreement.

The American Embassy in Sri Lanka had already informed the Sri Lankan government that the Embassy will hand over the land and other assets taken to set up the VOA transmission station in Iranawila in 1991 before expiration of the lease agreement it has been reported,

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