196 The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka APPENDIX II Land and Land State land shall continue to vest in the Republic and may be disposed of in accordance with Article 33(d) and written law governing this matter. Subject as aforesaid, land shall be Provincial Council Subject, subject to the following special provisions:– 1. State land – 1:1 State land required for the purposes of the Government in a Province, in respect of a reserved or concurrent subject may be utilised by the Government in accordance with the laws governing the matter. The Government shall consult the relevant Provincial Council with regard to the utilisation of such land in respect of such subject. 1:2 Government shall make available to every Provincial Council State land within the Province required by such Council for a Provincial Council subject. The Provincial Council shall administer, control and utilise such State land, in accordance with the laws and statutes governing the matter. 1:3 Alienation or disposition of the State land within a Province to any citizen or to any organisation shall be by the President, on the advice of the relevant Provincial Council, in accordance with the laws governing the matter. 2. Inter-Provincial Irrigation and Land Development Projects. 2:1 Such projects would comprise irrigation and land development schemes – (a) within the Province initiated by the State and which utilize water from rivers flowing through more than one Province; a Provincial Council however, may also initiate irrigation and land development schemes within its Province utilizing water from such rivers; (b) within the Province which utilize water through diversions from water systems from outside the Province; and (c) all schemes where the command area falls within two or more Provinces such as the Mahaweli Development Project. 2:2 These projects will be the responsibility of the Government of Sri Lanka.