Defence Headquarters Complex, Sri Lanka

Defence Headquarters Complex
General information
Status Under construction
Type Government/Military
Location Akuregoda, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
Coordinates 6°53′29″N 79°56′12″E / 6.891385°N 79.93663°E / 6.891385; 79.93663
Construction started October 2011 (2011-10)
Owner Ministry of Defence
Technical details
Floor area 12,335 square metres (133,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architecture firm Muditha Jayakody Associates [1]

The Defence Headquarters Complex (Sinhalese: ආරක්ෂක හමුදා මුලස්ථානය, translit. ārakshaka hamudā mūlasthānaya) is a complex of buildings currently under construction at Akuregoda, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte to house the Sri Lanka Armed Forces headquarters and offices of the Ministry of Defence.

In 2011, the Government of Sri Lanka outlined plans to shift all of its administrative buildings to the nation's administrative capital of Sri Jayawardenapura- the headquarters of the armed forces were included in this relocation.[2] With an initial Treasury allocation of Rs. 8 billion, the project was halted in 2015, following elections in which the new government re-examined project costings and investigated alleged irregularities in the awarding of consultancy contracts.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Sri Lanka to cancel architects' consultancy in defence HQ deal". Economynext.com. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Shangrila-La investment a case in point, says GR". island.lk. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Defence HQ constructions halted". dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
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