The Hon. Upul Kithsiri
Upul Kithsiri raised concerns about unpaid claims for projects dating back eight to ten years, noting that some requests exceed the Rs. 10 million allocation available to each MP. He also highlighted stalled projects where heavy machinery has been abandoned and is deteriorating, including in Kolonnawa, and asked whether an audit has been or will be conducted on these halted projects and idle assets.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, my main reason for asking is that many people still come seeking payments for projects eight to ten years old, even though each MP is only allocated Rs. 10 million. They ask for Rs. 10-12 million per old project. Also, many halted projects have left heavy machinery abandoned in places like Kolonnawa, now corroding. My first supplementary: Have you done or will you do an audit on these halted projects and the large number of valuable machines lying idle?
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Cite as: The Hon. Upul Kithsiri. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 4 March 2025. No. 1742359468086980. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/10221