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The Hon. Sunil Handunnetti

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Matara· 3 June 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Welangolla Estate Industrial Development (Q.791/2025)

Agriculture
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Clay extraction permits are issued by Divisional Secretaries, while transport permits are handled separately through the National Crafts Council. The speech clarifies that registered artisans and associations obtain transport permits via the Council after receiving extraction approval at the local administrative level.

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¶ 01 Permits to extract clay are issued by the Divisional Secretaries. Once extraction permits are granted, the next hurdle is transport; the National Crafts Council issues transport permits to registered artisans and associations. So extraction permits come from Divisional Secretaries; transport permits are facilitated by the National Crafts Council at local level.

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Hansard, Tuesday, 3 June 2025 ·No. 1750149440002739 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sunil Handunnetti. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 June 2025. No. 1750149440002739. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/10034