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District Planters' Associations
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Before nationalization there had been 13 active District Planters’ Associations (District PAs) affiliated with the main Association and looking after plantation affairs in their areas. The oldest was the Dimbulla District Planters’ Association, which celebrated its Centenary in 1973.
Just as once-grand plantation bungalows were neglected after nationalization, so were the plantation associations and planters clubs.
In 1992, the Planters’ Association classified the estates into nine Planting Districts and revived the District Associations “in order to provide the working planter with a forum to air his views on plantation matters and also as a possible cure for the ‘Corporation Syndrome’ contracted by some planters during state management”, the main objective being to improve the professionalism of the planters through the District PAs.
The re-activated associations are Avissawella (includes Kegalle and Kelani Valley), Badulla (includes Uva), Dickoya (includes Maskeliya), Galle (includes Southern District), Kalutara, Kandy (includes Pussellawa), Kurunegala ( includes Chilaw), Nuwara Eliya and Ratnapura (includes Sabaragamuwa).
Only members of the Planters’ Association of Ceylon are eligible to membership with a District Planters’ Association.
The current Office Bearers of the District PAs are: -
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District
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Chairman
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Secretary
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Avissawella |
Udara Jayasundara
Panawatte Estate, Yattiyantota.
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S D Jayasundara
Kalupahana Estate, Bulathkohupitiya
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Badulla
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Chula S Amarathunga
Aislaby Estate, Bandarawela
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Daminda G Wanigasekara
Uva Highlands Estate, Bandarawela.
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Dickoya
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Shanilka Navin Liyanage
Poyston Estate,Dickoya
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K Rameshkumar
Craigie Lea Estate, Hatton
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Galle
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Nilan Dandehiya
Elpitiya Estate, Elpitiya
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Kasun Ganewatta
Talgaswala Estate, Talgaswala
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Kalutara
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L A D Joseph Perera
Uskvalley Estate, Baduraliya
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Tharanga Dissanayake
Low Country Regional Office, Kobowella Estate, Govinna
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Kandy
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Akila Gunarathne
Galamuduna Estate, Dolosbage
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M.S.L. Madhushanka
Imboolpittia Estate, Nawalapitiya
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Nuwara Eliya |
Asela Udumulla
Dunsinane Estate. Pundaluoya
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Tehan Hulangamuwa
Logie Estate, Talawakelle
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Ratnapura
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Buddhika Weerakoon
Pelmadulla Estate, Kahawatte
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Madushanka Ranpath Jayawansha
Houpe Estate, Kahawatte.
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