Abstract:
Land Use Planning is a multi disciplinary activity essential
for a country like Sri Lanka, for its sustainable development.
Many attempts have been made by the Governments in this
direction by introducing several laws and Ordinances which
have the impact .
Land is a basic resource and the arrangements for its uses
determine the development of a country . Hence Land Tenure is
important in developing the land uses and development. In
1935, the Land Development Ordinance was introduced to
develop, manage and alienate State lands in a planned manner.
The concept of Unitary Succession , which was not applicable
at that stage was introduced by this Ordinance to put the
lands into better use. But this Ordinance did not have a
multi disciplinary approach. This study is intended to analyse
the impact on succession under this Ordinance on land use and
development .
The study revealed that even after 60 years of operation the
unitary succession as laid down in the L D O
acceptable to the allottee . This combined with the failure of
the authorities to review the operation of the system at
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regular intervals has contributed to the present
unsatisfactory situation of low production and low quality of
life of those living on lands alienated under the L D 0 .
The study shows the need for an integrated approach in
planning for the alienation of lands under the L D O .
