- The proposal made by Hon. Ravi Karunanayake, Minister of Finance to appoint a Committee under the Chairmanship of the Secretary, Ministry of Defence and comprising of Senior Officials of the Ministries of Finance; Urban Development; and Water Supply and Drainage, Department of Buildings and the Auditor General's Department to submit a Report on the entire project which had been estimated at an exorbitant cost including its scope, total cost, operational time?frames and awarding of consultancy contracts and to pursue action in pursuant to the said Report, was approved by the Cabinet.