The Defence Headquarters Complex ( si, ආරක්ෂක හමුදා මුලස්ථානය, ārakshaka hamudā mūlasthānaya) is a complex of buildings currently under construction at Akuregoda, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte to house the Sri Lanka Armed Forces headquarters and offices of the

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History

Under the Colombo Master Plan of 1979 all government offices in Colombo are to be moved to the administrative capital of Sri Jayewardenepura, Kotte, enabling the release of high-value land in Colombo for commercial development. The headquarters of various defence institutions were separate and scattered across Colombo, resulting in great inefficiency and high-security zones amidst commercial areas, causing disturbance to the general public. Thus Defence Headquarters Complex allows resources to be better utilised and provides defence personnel with a state of the art office complex. This increases operational, administrative and logistic efficiency and minimises the disturbances caused to civilians and economic activities. Construction commenced in 2011 with the parliamentary approval of Rs. 20 billion allocation. In 2015, with the change of government, construction halted and allocated funds were taken over by the Treasury which caused construction delays. In November 2019, the Sri Lanka Army began moving its

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to the completed blocks 6 and 7. In May 2021,

shifted to the newly constructed Block 1 of Defence Headquarters Complex.

Complex

The Administrative Building Complex consist of eight nine-storey buildings. In addition there is another block of similar size separate from the administrative complex as a communications center alongside other buildings. The Administrative Building Complex consist of, * Block No. 1 - Ministry of Defence * Block No. 2 - Ministry of Defence * Block No. 3 - Sri Lanka Navy Headquarters * Block No. 4 - Sri Lanka Air Force Headquarters * Block No. 5 - Combined conference Space * Block No. 6 - Army Headquarters * Block No. 7 - Army Headquarters * Block No. 8 - Office of Chief Defence Staff * Block No. 9 - Joint Operations Command (JOC) Headquarters in addition the complex contains several independent buildings which include * Communication Building and Signal Tower * Security Building * Water Sump and Pump House * Sewerage treatment plant * Generator building

References

{{reflist Buildings and structures in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Military headquarters in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...