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Defence Headquarters (Sri Lanka)

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Thus Defence Headquarters Complex allows resources to be better utilised and provides defence personnel with a state of the art office complex. This increases operational, administrative and logistic efficiency and minimises the disturbances caused to civilians and economic activities. Construction
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Under the Colombo Master Plan of 1979 all government offices in Colombo are to be moved to the administrative capital of Sri Jayewardenepura, Kotte, enabling the release of high-value land in Colombo for commercial development. The headquarters of various defence institutions were separate and
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commenced in 2011 with the parliamentary approval of Rs. 20 billion allocation. In 2015, with the change of government, construction halted and allocated funds were taken over by the Treasury which caused construction delays.
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The Administrative Building Complex consist of eight nine-storey buildings. In addition there is another block of similar size separate from the administrative complex as a communications center alongside other buildings.
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scattered across Colombo, resulting in great inefficiency and high-security zones amidst commercial areas, causing disturbance to the general public.
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in addition the complex contains several independent buildings which include
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shifted to the newly constructed Block 1 of Defence Headquarters Complex.
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Government/Military in Akuregoda, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
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Block No. 9 - Joint Operations Command (JOC) Headquarters
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Defence Headquarters (Sri Lanka) is located in Colombo District
Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
Coordinates
6°53′29″N 79°56′12″E / 6.891385°N 79.93663°E / 6.891385; 79.93663
Ministry of Defence
square metres
Sinhala
Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
Sri Lanka Armed Forces
Ministry of Defence
Sri Lanka Army
headquarters
Ministry of Defence
"Sri Lanka to cancel architects' consultancy in defence HQ deal"



"Performance Report 2019 - Ministry of Defence"
"Shangrila-La investment a case in point, says GR"
"Defence HQ constructions halted"
"Battaramulla Military HQ construction work delayed"
"Defence Ministry shifted to Defence Headquarters Complex"
"CECB"
Categories
Buildings and structures in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Military headquarters in Sri Lanka
Joint military headquarters

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