Department of Survey (Sri Lanka)

Department of Survey
මිනින්දෝරු දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව
நில அளவைத் திணைக்களமானது
Agency overview
Formed August 2, 1800 (1800-08-02)
Jurisdiction Government of Sri Lanka
Headquarters 150 Kirula road, Colombo 5
6°53′32″N 79°52′26″E / 6.892217°N 79.873880°E / 6.892217; 79.873880Coordinates: 6°53′32″N 79°52′26″E / 6.892217°N 79.873880°E / 6.892217; 79.873880
Employees 5968 (2016)[1]
Annual budget Rs 3.43 billion (2016)[1]
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Parent department Ministry of Lands and Parliamentary Reforms
Key document
Website survey.gov.lk

The Department of Survey of Sri Lanka (also known as the Department of the Surveyor General) (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා මිනින්දෝරු දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව Shri Lanka Minindoru Departhamenthuwa) is a non-ministerial government department in Sri Lanka. Established on 2 August 1800, it is the oldest unchanged government department in the country. The department is responsible for national surveying and mapping. It is also the national focal point of GIS and Remote Sensing with representation in the Global Mapping Project organised by the International Steering Committee for Global Mapping (ISCGM). The head of the department is Surveyor General of Sri Lanka.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Budget Estimates 2017- Volume 2: Fiscal Year 2017". treasury.gov.lk. Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "History". Retrieved 2016-08-02.
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