Abstract:
In the Cri Lankan context urban areas
the size of population as large medium and small towns,
cluster of cities around it forms a
conurbation where there are fourteen towns
mofueling Colombo. Though attempts were made from time
to time plan the growth and development of Colombo, no
effective steps were taken to plan suburbs of Colombo,
until very recent times. After the preparation of the
master plan for Colombo and its region, attention is
focused in the development of the suburbs of
colombo
