It has been proposed to construct a grid substation in the Ekala industrial zone with the objective of continuous supply of electricity as well as the increase of quality of the existing power supply according to the risen demand for electricity in Ekala and surrounding areas at present. It has been recognized that it is appropriate for the proposed grid substation to be constructed by utilization of 2 acres, 02 roods, from the 10 acres of land belonging to the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation, which is adjacent to the Ekala Sandcrop garden. Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Buddhism, Religious and Cultural Affairs, National Integration, Social Security, and Mass Media to transfer the said portion of land to the Ceylon Electricity Board, having charged rupees 320 million, the valuation of the chief valuer of the government.