Divisional Secretariat - Nattandiya

Organizational Structure of Nattandiya 2


Divisional Secretary
	Name	Mrs. W.A.S.C.G. Janza
	Education Qualification	Master of Art in Sociology University of Kelaniya Bachelor of Art (General Degree) University of Kelaniya Diploma in Public Administration - (SLIDA)
	Work History	Assistant Director (Land) - Ministry of Plantation Industries Secretary to the Control of Fragmentation Board ministry of Plantation Industries Assistant Divisional Secretary - Arachchikattuwa Divisional Secretariat 2014.06.02 to 2023.11.29 Divisional Secretary - Nattandiya Divisional Secretariat 2023.11.30 Up to
Assistant Divisional Secretary
	Name
	Education Qualification
	Work History
Accountant
	Name	Mrs. P.P.G.K. DAMAYANTHI
	Education Qualification	BSC in Marketing Management Special Degree - University of Sri Jayawaradanapura
	Work History	Accountant - Divisional Secretariat Nattandiya 2026.01.14 -up to date
Deputy Director (Planning)
	Name	Mr. W.A.R.Wickramanayaka
	Education Qualification	Post Graduate in Economics
	Work History	Deputy Director (Planning) Divisional Secretariat - Chilaw Deputy Director (Planning) Divisional Secretariat - Mahawewa Deputy Director (Planning) Divisional Secretariat - Nattandiya
Administrative Officer
	Name	Mrs. K.H.T.A.F FERNANDO
	Education Qualification	Diploma in office Managment (SLIDA)
	Work History	Administrative Officer-Mundalama Divisional Secretariat - 2016.06.07 - 2017/9/07. Administrative Officer-Chilaw Divisional Secretariat - 2017.09.08 - 2019/9/07. Administrative Officer-Mahawewa Divisional Secretariat - 2019.09.08 - 2025/9/07. Administrative Officer-Nattandiya Divisional Secretariat - 2025.08.07 - up to date
Administrative Grama Niladare
	Name	Mrs. K.M.M.Fernando
	Education Qualification	2017 Administrative Grama Niladari Exam
	Work History	Mahawewa Divisional Secretariat 2017.02.25 to 2018.10.21 Wennappuwa Divisional Secretariat 2018.10.22 to 2023.05.15 Naththandiya Divisional Secretariat 2023.05.15 Up to date
Additional District Registrar
	Name	Mrs. T.D.W.S.P. Yapa
	Education Qualification	B.Sc (agri-sp) University Of Ruhuna
	Work History	Additional Registrar - Land & District Registry Chilaw - 2008.07.14 to 2014.06.29 Additional District Registrar - pannala Divisional Secretariat - 2014.06.30 to 2017.04.05 Additional Registrar - Land & District Registry Puttalam - 2017.04.06 to 2018.05.31 Additional Registrar - Land & District Registry Marawila - 2018.06.01 to 2025.03.07 Additional District Registrar - Nattandiya Divisional Secretariat - 2025.03.08 to Up to date

Our Vision

"To extend the highest levels of public service with the strong motivation derived by the saying "Everything is possible " and to transform into the utmost and highly acclaimed Divisional Secretariat in the country in the time to come."

Our Mission

"To uplift the living conditions of people in the area through an efficient, sustainable, planned development process by service provision, resource co-ordination and public participatory approach in pursuant to the set state policies."


History of Nattandiya Divisional Secretariat When turning at the historical background of the Nattandiya Divisional Secretary area, the city of Nattandiya in the Thammenna area or Puttalam district of the North Western province rolls back to a long history. In highlighting age old information of it, Nattandiya became a trading centre as well as a hub of old chronicles. There are many legends on forming the name of Nattandiya. One of them was, of a village lying near to Nattandiya called Walahapitiya, a village congested with so many bears and a wooden barrier had been set up to block their way to the Nattandiya city. This area was highly populated, deriving word of crowd by “Nath” and “Thandiya” came to mean logs. So, the word of Nattandiya derived its name as the said way. Another legend on the same matter reveals that logs of “Na” tree, most common tree specy found in the area. had been used to discard bears invading into the city of Nattandiya. As well, the city of Nattandiya had been famous as the commercial centre with effect from 18th century onwards. For that purpose, “Paru” (ferries) canal or the “Dutch” canal constructed by the Dutch must have contributed immensely and natural water sources on both sides of the canal way must have helpful in the canal building. Transporting of salt, aricanut, betel, dry fish etc. from Puttalam to Colombo through ferries had been undertaken. As well, essential food items, clothes and multicasts from Colombo had been transported on return journey. With the onset of science and technology in the 20th century, brought transport on the Dutch canal standstill and at present it remain dilapidated, out of use. Further, the legends built around the creation of village names situated within Nattandiya Divisional Secretariat are very interesting and meaningful. It is worth mentioning some of them, highlighting diligence and dignity of history claimed by Nattandiya. The village called Yakdessawa is situated next to the historical road way called “Rata Meda Para” demarcating districts of Puttalam and Kurunegala in the low country of the Nattandiya DS division in Pitigal Korale south in Puttalam district as divided by the Portuguese. And, largest cluster of paddy fields within the Nattandiya DS division is found in this area. Further, this village of Yakdessawa too related with legends of its own. One out of them was this paddy field had been assaddumized by giant called Gotaimbara and place where stones and other valueless things were stored had made up as a mountain called “Kotakanda” which had been situated on the western boundary. In addition, a tribe called Yaksha had been living around lakes and a water way ran across the said lakes called the “Yakabediella”. These legends detail that this water way had been obstructed by a stony dam at Giriulla area and these lakes were created due to its flow through this area. And, human settlements followed by this lakes were many in nubmers naming Gonawila, Yakwila, Elivila, Narawila, Mavila, Marawila and Iranawila. These “Yaksha” tribes had been chased away after employing them for sawing paddy fields by giant Gotaimbara and the irritated tribes had come back tracing giant Gotaimbara. This meeting had taken place in a village and placed blame on him at the same place called “Yakdessawa”. The legends further reveals that the giant Gotaimbara had piled up the paddy harvest up to a height to witness the sea but could not see the scene by climbing it up. Being irritated over his failure, he kicked in to harvest with his right leg and a large portion of paddy had been sprinkled away and ended up in dust. The area where this happened is called as “Pitigal Korale south”. Even today the main livelihood of the people in the division is farming and a great service is rendered by DS secretariat to development of the country at large and people in the area in special in addition to its contribution in the field of industry.


Location Details Commissioned as a Regional Revenue officers division in the last quarter of the year 1960 and elevated to the status of a Divisional Secretariat in 1992. Its territory is bounded by north by Mahawewa DS division, east by Udubaddawa & Pannala DS divisions (Kurunegala district boundary), south by Dankotuwa & Wennappuwa DS divisions and west by the Mahawewa DS division and Indian ocean.


Climatic & Weather Conditions According to the geographical divisions of Sri Lanka, the Nattandiya Divisional Secretary division belongs to the coastal zone. Its area extends from sea level to around 12 Km interior of the country. It belongs to low country dry zone and enriches with weather condition of south east monsoonal zone. In mentioning on the annual rainfall and temperature, no any considerable variations are seen and annual temperature remains around 23 Celsius. The rainfall to the area is experienced in two folds. Its around 155 mm in the months of April, May, June and October, November and reduces to around 44 mm in other months of the year.


Developmen of The Institute Commissioned in the year 1992, this Divisional Secretariat is comprised with 47 GN divisions. At the time it remained as a RDO office, had maintained only 33 GN divisions. According to censes revelations in the year 2010, the total population in the division had estimated to around 65324.

Role performed at DS

Name	From	To
Mr. K.N.J.Coorey	Since Innoguration	1991
Mr. J.R. Ranjith	1991	1992
Mr. Vincent Rathnayake	1992	1998
Mr. W.J. Lowe	1998	2002
Mr. J.H.N. Ariyasena	2002	2004
Ms. R.H.J. Mallika	2004	2007
Mr. S.M.L. Chandrasiri	2007	2012
Mrs. N.A.A.P.S. Nissanka	2012	2018
Mrs. J.A.V. Wasanthika(Acting)	2018	2019.01.20
Mr. D.M.R.P. Dasanayake	2019.02.21	2020.09.08
Mrs. H.M.N.Herath	2020.09.18	2021.01.19
Mr. L.D.Chathuraka Jayasinghe	2021.01.20	2023.05.31
Mrs.J.A.V. Wasanthika (Acting)	2023.06.08	2023.11.29
Mrs.W.A.S.C.G. Janza	2023.11.30	Up to

Our approved staff and the actual staff during the year 2022 as follows:

Designation	Central Government		Vacancies	Provincial Councils		vacancies
Designation	Approved	Existing	Vacancies	Approved	Existing	vacancies
Divisional Secretary	01	01	-	-	-	-
Assistant Divisional Secretary	01		01	-	-	-
Accountant	01	01		-	-	-
Deputy Director (Planning)	01	01	-	-	-	-
Administrative Officer	01	01	-	-	-	-
Additional District Registrar	01	01	-	-	-	-
Administrative Officer (Grama Niladhari)	01	01
Technical Officers	02	02
Technical Assistant	01		01
Development Officer (CEO)	53	54
Development Officer	05	05
Field Officer
Public Management Assistant ( 1, 11, 111)	26	26	-	-	-	-
Pension Officer	02	02		-	-
Driver	02	02	-	-	-	-
Office Assistant	07	04	03	-	-	-
Sanitary laborer	-	-	-	-	-	-

Field officers & GN Officers

Designation	Central Government		Vacancies	Provincial Council		Vacancies
Designation	Approved	Existing	Vacancies	Approved	Existing	Vacancies
GN Officer	47	38	9	-	-	-
Development Officer	53	54
Social Service Officers	01	01	-	01	01	-
Rural Development Officer	-	-	-	02	01	01
Child Rights Promotion Officer	01	01	-	-	-	-
Science & Technology Officer	02	01	01	-	-	-
Human Resource Development Assistant	01	01	-	-	-	-
Early Childhood Development Assistant	01	01	-	-	-	-
Cultural Officer	01	01	-	01	01	-
Social Development Assistant	01	-	01	-	-	-
Buddhist Affairs Coordinator	02	02	-	-	-	-
Counseling Assistant	01	01	-	-	-	-
National Integration Promotion Assistant	02	01	01	-	-	-
Women Development Officer	01	01	-	01	01	-
Sports Officer	-	-	-	01	01	-
Colonial Officer	-	-	-	01	01	-
Development Coordinator		01	-	-	-	-
Sewing Instructor	01	-	01	-	-	-
Land Use Planning Assistant	01	01	-	-	-	-
Investigation Assistant (Land Acquisition)	01	01	-	-	-	-
Development Officer (Ayurveda)	01	01	-	-	-	-
Development Officer (Disaster)	01	01	-	-	-	-