Survey Department of Sri Lanka

The Department of Survey of Sri Lanka (also known as the Department of the Surveyor General) (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා මිනින්දෝරු දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව Shri Lanka Minindoru Departhamenthuwa) is a non-ministerial government department in Sri Lanka. Established on 2 August 1800, it is the oldest unchanged government department in the country. The department is responsible for national surveying and mapping. It is also the national focal point of GIS and Remote Sensing with representation in the Global Mapping Project organised by the International Steering Committee for Global Mapping (ISCGM). The head of the department is Surveyor General of Sri Lanka.[2]

Department of Survey

මිනින්දෝරු දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව நில அளவைத் திணைக்களமானது
Agency overview
Formed	August 2, 1800
Jurisdiction	Government of Sri Lanka
Headquarters	150 Kirula road, Colombo 5 6.892217°N 79.873880°E
Employees	5968 (2016)[1]
Annual budget	Rs 3.43 billion (2016)[1]
Minister responsible	Gayantha Karunathilaka, Minister of Lands and Parliamentary Reforms
Agency executive	Palitha Udayakantha, Surveyor General
Parent department	Ministry of Lands and Parliamentary Reforms
Key document	Survey Act, No. 17 of 2002
Website	survey.gov.lk

References

1. "Budget Estimates 2017- Volume 2: Fiscal Year 2017". treasury.gov.lk. Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
2. "History". Retrieved 2016-08-02.

External links

• About the Survey Department of Sri Lanka