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Table 09  (Land )
Release of Forest Lands for Various State Requirements ,
Lan09e  ( ha. )
District 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Ampara - - - - - -
Anuradhapura - 10 0.45 - 2.28 -
Badulla 1.63 0.02 0.01 6.95 7 0.3
Baticaloa - - - - - -
Galle - 160.39 - - - -
Hanbanthota - - - - - 1.2
Kaluthara 88.96 166.2 - - 1.6 0.22
Kandy 0.4 - - - - -
Kegalle - - - - - -
Kurunegala - 684 28.7 277.3 14.4 -
Matale - - 60 - 0.1 -
Monaragala - - 2.7 2.9 - -
Nuwara-Eliya - - 0.01 8 2.2 0.1
Polonnaruwa 2.33 - - 12 16 -
Puttalam 2 0.08 4.06 0.29 - -
Ratnapura 16.8 49.69 0.33 - 0.3 -
Trincomalee - 83.6 - - 0.08 -
Vavuniya - - - - 150 0.8
Total 112.12 1153.98 96.26 307.44 193.96 2.62
© 2004, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source: 
Statistical Compendium on Natural Resources Management Sri Lanka 2000,
Ministry of Forestry & Environment 
Revised:  2004(y)/03(m)/27(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
      The former Head, Department of Management Studies
      University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka