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In accordance with the Right to Information Act, No. 12 of 2016
Requests for Information should be made to the following Information Officer by completing and handing over a request preferably in the manner prescribed in the Form RTI 01 although this is not mandatory.
Information Officer,
- Mrs. K.P.A. Fernando,
Legal Officer, - Coast Conservation and Coastal Resource Management Department
- +94 112 330 460
- kpafernando[at]yahoo.com
- Upon making the request for information either in verbal or written form obtain the Written acknowledgment from the information officer.
- The decision whether to grant the information or not shall be given as expeditiously as possible and in any case within 14 days.
- If a decision is made to provide the information, the information officer will inform the citizen making the request that the information will be provided on the payment of a fee in accordance with the Fee Schedule prescribed by the Right to Information Commission. If the information is subject to payment of fee, the information shall be provided within 14 days of the payment. Information will be provided within 14 days of the decision if there is no requirement to pay a fee.
- If, after payment of fees the information cannot be provided within 14 days, the person making the request will be informed that there will be a further extension period - up to a maximum of 21 days - to provide the information and given reasons for the extension.
- When the request relates to the life and personal liberty of a citizen the information officer shall provide a response to the request within 48 hours.
- An appeal may be made in situations where,
- The Information Officer refuses a request made for information
- The Information Officer refuses access to the information on the ground that such information is exempted from being granted under Section 5
- Non - compliance with time frames specified in the Act
- The Information Officer granted incomplete, misleading or false information
- The Information Officer charged excessive fees
- The Information Officer refused to provide information in the form requested
- The citizen making the request had reasonable grounds to believe that information has been deformed, destroyed or misplaced to prevent him/her from
- having access to the information
Designated Officer,
- Mr. Eng R.A.S.Ranawake,
Director General, - Coast Conservation and Coastal Resource Management Department
- +94 112 449 197
- dg.ccd(at)coastal.gov.lk
- When making an appeal as mentioned in S.6 of this notice, complete and hand over Form RTI 10, to the Designated Officer. The RTI 10 Form is not compulsory. A citizen making a request can make the appeal by a letter with the basic information indicated in RTI 10 justifying the appeal.
District Office
Coastal Research & Design Division
Coastal monitoring, research, investigation and design are the of Coastal Research & Design Division. Coastal Zone of the island is monitored and explored for identification of social, economical, and environmental issues and trends. Researches, on identified issues, are then performed to discover the facts for formulation of solutions. Shoreline investigations with analysis of hydrodynamics and geomorphology are performed for formulation of shoreline stabilization and development projects. More dynamic and sensitive coastal regions are modeled either physically or numerically for more realistic solutions. With the increasing trend of coastal disasters, coastal risks are analyzed and preparedness, adaptation and mitigation measures are being developed. Coastal Information System is maintained with spatially and temporally distributed coastal data and information and shared among public and private, who are active in the coastal zone for better decision making. Coastal Web has been developed and updated with current information.
Coastal Development Division
Shore and the Coastal Environment are the basic resources, which differentiate the Coastal Zone from the inland. The shoreline and the Coastal Environment should be managed, dealing carefully with the natural environmental processes, to enhance the Coastal Resources for best suit uses. The Coastal Works Division is responsible for the implementation of Shoreline Management Projects and maintenance of the existing coast protective structures. The Shoreline and the existing coast protective structures should also be maintained and rehabilitated to the National Standard. The regional presence through Area Coastal Engineers is assured for the implementation of programs of the Department.
Coastal Resource Management Division
The Coastal Resource Management Division is responsible for the functions and activities in respect of the administration and custody of the coastal zone particularly in public & private developments with the utilization of coastal resources. Development Regulatory System is implemented for assessing the development activities within the coastal zone in the senses of sustainable uses of the resources, and mitigation of the environmental impacts. The division is also responsible for the formulation and implementation of Special Area Management Plans (SAMP) integration with the other relevant agencies and the community. In the plans, strategies and policies are introduced as solutions for user conflicts, social, cultural, economic, and environmental problems. Further the public make aware regarding the importance and sensitivity of the coastal environment.
Administration Division
For the achievement of the department goals, the human resource management is most important. Evaluation of the staff adequacy and assessment of their capabilities to carry out the programs and activities should be done periodically for filling the gaps by recruiting the staff and training them for the identified areas. The Administration Division is responsible for the Human Resource Management in the department, not only to address the above matters, but also the promotions, transfers, discipline of the staff members and making comfort working environment to keep them happier.
Finance Division
The finance division holds the responsibility of overall financial management of the Department. The prime objectives of the division are to finance the departmental activities within the budgetary allocations, maintaining of proper sets of accounts, submission of accurate financial information for the higher authorities for decision making purposes, communicating with the General Treasury and the Ministry. It also holds responsibility for all procurement of the Department.
Monitoring and Evaluation Division
The Monitoring and Evaluation division holds the responsibility of ensuring information availability for decision making to achieve targets according to the Annual program with routine collection, processing, interpretation and dissemination the activities according to the annual plan of the Department. In addition, Preparation of Action plans, Annual Program, Also provide Procurement plan, Monthly progress reports, annual Report, and other documents relevant to the Budget department and Line Ministry.
Legal Division
Providing legal advice and doing related legal work with the legal provisions of the Coastal Conservation Coastal Resource Management Act. appearing in court on behalf of the department in necessary cases, coordinating with the Attorney General's Department. Coordinating with other Stake Holder institutions regarding legal matters and aware the police and other institutions about the legal provisions of the Coastal Conservation Act.
Contact Info
- 4th Floor, Ministry of Fisheries Building,
New Secretariat,
Maligawatta,
Maradana,
Colombo 10 - +94 11 244 97 54
- info[at]coastal.gov.lk
- +94 11 243 8005