Power and Energy Minister Ravi Karunanayake has submitted a memorandum to the Cabinet of Ministers seeking approval to procure a new office space to house his Ministry.
The Power and Energy Ministry is currently located at Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha in Colombo 7, which is part of the Ceylon Workers’ Congress (CWC) headquarters.
The Minister has noted that a new building has to be taken out by the Ministry since the existing term of the lease period of No. 72, Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Colombo 7 will be terminated by 31 July 2019.
The Ministry has reportedly called for tenders with regard to a new office space and a favourable alternative had been presented to the Ministry.
The Minister’s Media Spokesperson Sulakshana Jayawardene has told the media that it was understood that presently, the office space was not suited to continue their functions as a ministry.
“The building does not have the required facilities for the Ministry to engage with diplomatic missions and international agencies,” Jayawardene has told the weekly English newspaper, The Sunday Morning.
The memorandum to the Cabinet has also stated that the complex was old with a decomposing roof and that on rainy days water leakages could be identified.
Jayawardene has noted that the current building was not sufficient for the office staff to carry out their duties due to a lack of office space.
“The Cabinet is yet to approve the request made by the Ministry,” Jayawardene has added.
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