23-524: The Srawasthi Mandiraya is the primary office complex of the Western Provincial Council , located in Cinnamon Gardens , a suburb of Colombo . Built in 1913, it saw use for most of its lifetime as a hostel for Members of Parliament from outside Colombo who were attending Parliamentary sittings. It is located along Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha (formerly Edinburgh Crescent). The mansion
46-550: A London-based environmental engineering firm. On 14 September 2018, Surbana Jurong Capital (a wholly owned subsidiary of Surbana Jurong) and Mitsubishi Corporation signed an agreement to form Mitbana, a fund management company (FMC). The FMC will be operated as a 50:50 joint venture, and shall invest in urban development projects in Asia. This marks Surbana Jurong's first foray into the fund management business. On 18 January 2019, Surbana Jurong broke ground on its future headquarters in
69-484: A single administration divided into five geographic provinces. The districts of Chilaw, Colombo , Kalutara , Puttalam , Seven Korales (present day Kurunegala District ), Three Korales, Four Korales and Lower Bulatgama (present day Kegalle District ) formed the new Western Province. Chilaw District, Puttalam District and Seven Korales were transferred to the newly created North Western Province in 1845. Three Korales, Four Korales and Lower Bulatgama were transferred to
92-480: Is a Singaporean government -owned consultancy company focusing on infrastructure and urban development. It was formed in June 2015 with the merger of Surbana International Consultants and Jurong International Holdings. As of July 2016, it is wholly owned by Temasek Holdings and had 13,000 employees. In February 2015, JTC Corporation and Temasek Holdings announced plans to merge several of their subsidiaries. According to
115-537: Is also undergoing a major real estate and construction boom with residential and commercial buildings and skyscrapers changing the skylines of cities such as Colombo and Rajagiriya . Several major residential , office and hotel buildings as well as resorts and malls are either proposed or under construction. The Colombo Harbour is also a major driver of economic growth being the busiest port in South Asia . It has both privately run and state owned terminals and
138-561: Is being expanded. Almost all the premier educational institutions in the island are located in the Western Province. Universities in the province includes the University of Colombo , University of Kelaniya , University of Moratuwa , University of Sri Jayewardenepura , Open University, Sri Lanka , Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka , General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University , National Institute of Business Management and
161-572: Is located in the southwest of Sri Lanka. It has an area of 3,684 square kilometres (1,422 sq mi). The province is surrounded by the Laccadive Sea to the west, North Western Province to the north, Sabaragamuwa Province to the east and the Southern Province to the south. The Western Province is vulnerable to recurrent flooding as a result of an increase in average rainfall coupled with heavier rainfall events, with knock-on impacts on
184-529: The 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils . Western Province is the most densely populated province in the country and is home to the legislative capital Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte as well as to Colombo , the nation's administrative and business center. Parts of present-day Western Province were part of the pre-colonial Kingdom of Kotte . The province then came under Portuguese , Dutch and British control. In 1815
207-564: The Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology . Having the highest population in all the provinces, Western Province has the largest number of schools in the country, which includes national , provincial, private and international schools. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Surbana International Consultants Pte Ltd Surbana Jurong Private Limited
230-776: The 2009 master plan for Kigali City in Rwanda to turn it into a financial hub for Africa. In 2014 Surbana International Consultants and Jurong International holdings began collaboration on a project from the Indian government to create Amaravati as the new capital city of Andhra Pradesh . A year later the two firms merged to form Surbana Jurong. Jurong International Holdings was a wholly owned subsidiary of JTC Corporation specialising in industrial development. It has built townships and provided marine and infrastructure developments. The company had operations in China, India and Middle East. Surbana Jurong
253-596: The British gained control of the entire island of Ceylon . They divided the island into three ethnic based administrative structures: Low Country Sinhalese, Kandyan Sinhalese and Tamil. The Western Province was part of the Low Country Sinhalese administration. In 1833, in accordance with the recommendations of the Colebrooke-Cameron Commission , the ethnic based administrative structures were unified into
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#1732886944373276-580: The Greater Libreville region. On 22 June 2015, Surbana Jurong announced the acquisitions of KTP Consultants Pte Ltd in Singapore and Sino-Sun Architects & Engineers Co. Ltd in China. On 11 November 2015, Surbana Jurong acquired 20% equity stake in China's CITICC (Africa) Holding Limited and an 8.4% stake in FLUX Factory, Inc. (a spin-off from Google X). On 1 August 2016, Surbana Jurong announced
299-484: The acquisition of Australia-based SMEC Holdings for S$ 400 million. On 13 October 2016, Surbana Jurong acquired security firm, AETOS Holdings for an undisclosed amount. On 29 November 2017, Surbana Jurong acquired Robert Bird Group, a global consulting engineering firm. On 16 October 2018, Surbana Jurong acquired SAA Architects, a leading full-service architecture practice headquartered in Singapore. On 12 November 2020, Surbana Jurong acquired Atelier Ten,
322-465: The agreement, JTC Corporation owned Jurong International Holdings and Temasek Holdings owned Surbana International Consultants were to be merged into a single entity with 49:51 partnership between JTC and Temasek. The merger was completed in June 2015 with the merged entity named Surbana Jurong. Surbana International Consultants (formerly part of HDB Corp) was a consultancy company specialising in sustainable urban solutions. Headquartered in Singapore, it
345-544: The infrastructure, utility supply, and the urban economy of the Province. As the most urbanised province in Sri Lanka, these climate events pose a number of problems due to the rapid urban growth the province has undergone. The Western Province is divided into three administrative districts , 40 Divisional Secretary's Divisions (DS Divisions) and 2,505 Grama Niladhari Divisions (GN Divisions). The Western Province's population
368-533: The mansion to the nation. With Ceylon gaining independence, the house was converted by the Government of Ceylon as a hostel for Member of Parliament who had to travel to Colombo from their constituencies to attend Parliamentary sittings. Following the construction of the Madiwela Housing Complex (consisting of 120 housing units for Members of Parliament), the functions of Srawasthi as a hostel ceased. It
391-523: The newly created Sabaragamuwa Province in 1889. It is planned to create a planned Megacity under the Western Region Megapolis Plan in the Western Province designed by Surbana . Originally initiated in 2004 by Ranil Wickremesinghe it was stopped after his election defeat and was restarted again after his return to power in 2015. The project plans to merge Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara districts and introduce zoning . Western Province
414-602: The nine provinces while Industrial sector made up 34.6% the highest in the country and service sector represented 56.5%. The province is undergoing rapid development with several of the largest infrastructure development projects happening in the province such as the Colombo International Financial City (CIFC) which is an International Financial Zone and the Western Region Megapolis Planning Project (WRMPP) Western province
437-601: Was 6,219,000 in 2021. The majority of the population are Sinhalese , with a minority Sri Lankan Moor and Sri Lankan Tamil population. The Western province provides the highest contribution to the Gross Domestic Product contributing 41.2% of the Provincial Gross Domestic Product(PGDP) and has a nominal PGDP growth rate of 5.8% as of 2015. Agriculture only made up 1.7% of the GDP the lowest among
460-593: Was built in 1913 along the lines of a Tuscan villa by veterinary surgeon and philanthropist W. A. de Silva , member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon and the State Council of Ceylon , and who served as Minister of Health (1936 - 1942). One of the largest houses in Colombo at the time, Dr de Silva hosted many dignitaries such as Jawaharlal Nehru , Rabindranath Tagore and Lord Donoughmore . He later gifted
483-579: Was involved in master-planning and infrastructure planning for an industrial park and deep-sea port in the state of Rakhine , Myanmar. In March 2016, Surbana Jurong secured two major contracts in Africa. The contract in Ghana, involved master-planning of Buipe and Tamale along with the conceptual planning of the Northern Savannah Ecological Zone. In Gabon it was involved in the master-planner for
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#1732886944373506-505: Was owned by CapitaLand and Temasek Holdings, an investment company owned by the Government of Singapore . It was formerly the Building and Development Division in Singapore's Housing and Development Board . Surbana International Consultants was corporatised in 2003 as a consultancy business and subsequently expanded to over 90 cities in 26 countries. One of its major international projects was
529-431: Was then taken over by the Western Provincial Council as its office complex. Western Provincial Council The Western Province ( Sinhala : බස්නාහිර පළාත Basnāhira Paḷāta ; Tamil : மேல் மாகாணம் Mael Mākāṇam ) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka , the first level administrative division of the country. The provinces have existed since the 19th century but did not have any legal status until 1987 when
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