12. The functions of the Authority in, or in relation to, any Special Area shall be
| (a) to plan and implement the Mahaweli Ganga Development Scheme including the construction and operation of reservoirs, irrigation distribution system and installations for the generation and supply of electrical energy : |
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| (b) to foster and secure the full and integrated development of any Special Area ; |
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| (c) to optimise agricultural productivity and employment potential and to generate and secure economic and agricultural development within any Special Area ; |
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| (d) to conserve and maintain the physical environment within any Special Area ; |
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| (e) to further the general welfare and cultural progress of the community within any Special Area and to administer the affairs of such area; |
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| (f) to promote and secure the participation of private capital, both internal and external, in the economic and agricultural development of any Special Area; and |
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| (g) to promote and secure the co-operation of Government departments, State institutions, local authorities, public corporations and other persons, whether private or public, in the planning and implementation of the Mahaweli Ganga Development Scheme and in the development of any Special Area. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts