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Sitting of Thursday, 13 November 2025

10th Parliament· 12 debates· 169 speeches· 67 speakers

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  6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Heda Oya Water Supply Project Status (1395/2025) 8 speeches
    • The Hon. M.S. Abthul Wazeeth SLMC

      AI summary Hon. M.S. Abthul Wazeeth asked the Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply whether Pottuvil and Lahugala Divisional Secretariat Divisions in Ampara face a drinking water shortage and whether Rs. 225 million was spent on the Heda Oya Water Supply Project between 2018 and 2020 to address it. He sought the project’s current status and asked whether it would be recommenced to meet local potable water needs, or, if not, the reasons for not doing so.

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    • The Hon. M.S. Abthul Wazeeth SLMC

      AI summary M.S. Abthul Wazeeth indicated that he was proceeding to ask his first supplementary question. No substantive policy issue, proposal, or demand was stated in the excerpt.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe - Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply JJB

      AI summary In response to a question on water supply in Pottuvil and surrounding areas, the Minister stated that a USAID-funded groundwater project began in 2008 but now provides only about two hours of supply per day due to limited capacity. He said the Heda Oya Project proposed in 2016 for Pottuvil, Lahugala, Madulla and Siyambalanduwa was suspended for lack of funds and has not been approved for restart. Instead, a Rs. 12,000 million Phase I project to draw water from Senanayake Samudraya has been submitted to the World Bank for appraisal, while a weir-type anicut across Heda Oya–Navalaru is being built as a short-term measure for completion by July 2026.

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    • The Hon. M.S. Abthul Wazeeth SLMC

      AI summary Hon. M.S. Abthul Wazeeth asked whether additional deep tube wells could be constructed in the Heda Oya riverbed as an interim measure until the Heda Oya Project begins. He said villages including Komari, Pottuvil, Panama and Lahugala, as well as the tourism area of Arugam Bay, face severe drinking water shortages, with about 5,000 families receiving only one hour of water per day from the National Water Supply and Drainage Board.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe - Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply JJB

      AI summary The Minister addressed water supply problems in Lahugala and Arugam Bay, noting that hotel water storage in the tourism zone reduces availability for residents. He stated that the National Water Supply and Drainage Board has tested deep wells, but no adequate groundwater source has yet been identified. Ongoing investigations continue, while the proposed long-term solution is to convey water from Senanayake Samudraya over about 60 kilometres.

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    • The Hon. M.S. Abthul Wazeeth SLMC

      AI summary Hon. M.S. Abthul Wazeeth requested a permanent drinking water solution for Pottuvil by supplying water from Senanayake Samudraya. He said the scheme could also benefit intervening villages including Madulla, Siyambalanduwa, Lahugala, Chemmanguda, Komari, Kanakargama and Panama, and urged the Minister to implement the proposal urgently.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe - Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply JJB

      AI summary The Minister said potable water supply to the tourism area and the wider public is recognized as essential. He noted that a proposed supply from Senanayake Samudraya would also need to serve communities along the route to Siyambalanduwa and Panama, with the initial phase estimated at about Rs. 12,000 million. He stated that discussions with the World Bank are ongoing to secure support for the project.

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