The National Physical Planning Policy & Plan were approved by the National Physical Planning Council chaired by His Excellency the President on 03.07.2007 & 13/01/2011 as per Sectiona 03 and 05 (A) (a) and (b) of the Town & Country Planning No 13th of 1946 as amended by Act No 49 of 2000.The Plan was published in the Dinamina and Ceylon Daily News on 25. 09.2007.