CoPA flags North Western PC project irregularities

Directs all procurement documents, technical committee reports, related project records be submitted to Auditor General within a month and summons relevant officials for further examination Recommends report on total recoverable amount by year’s end be presented, noting that about Rs. 85 m in tax arrears remain unrecovered due to supervisory shortcomings

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THE Committee on Public Accounts (CoPA) has raised serious concerns over procedural and financial irregularities in the North Western Provincial Council’s six-storey office building project in Kurunegala, revealing that construction has been suspended due to an ongoing supervisory inquiry and the absence of a mandatory feasibility study.

During a CoPA meeting held on 23 October 2025, chaired by MP Kabir Hashim, members examined the Auditor General’s Reports for 2023 and 2024 and reviewed the current performance of the North Western Provincial Council.