Reviewed · 30 Oct 2026 Report an error
The Cabinet approved leasing the Mawarala watte land and tea factory, 40.48 hectares in Matara district belonging to the Tea Shakthi Fund, to suitable investors through the prescribed procurement procedure.
Key facts from the documents
- Part of a wider decision to lease under-utilised plantation land and property to investors.
- Proposal by the Minister of Plantations and Community Infrastructure.
- No call for proposals for this property had been seen when this record was last checked.
How to take it further
Watch for the procurement notice from the Ministry of Plantations and Community Infrastructure.
Assessment
Evidence for
- Property name, extent, owner and the decision to lease it to investors. Document 1
Evidence against
- Announced only: no call for bids or proposals has been seen yet. Document 1
Risks
Not yet assessed
Unknowns
- No closing date is given in the sources. Document 1
- The sources do not name the divisional secretariat division. Document 1
How the score and confidence were set
- Status: 20 of 40
- Way to take part stated: 15 of 15
- Dates in the sources: 15 of 15
- Division named: 0 of 10
- Confidence: 10 of 20
- Yes: Main document from an official publisher
- No: Main document under 180 days older than our check
- No: More than one document
- Yes: Checksum kept for the main document
- Yes: Checked in the last 30 days
Evidence
The document this record rests on. Facts are restated in our words; the documents are linked, not copied.
- Primary source Cabinet of Ministers decision
Cabinet Decisions taken at the Cabinet Meeting held on 12.01.2026
Cabinet Office of Sri Lanka, released by the Department of Government Information
Open document on dgi.gov.lk
