Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage – Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
The Minister stated that the St. Lucia playground development at Pallimunei is not being carried out by the Ministry of Sports and is funded by the Urban Development Authority. He explained that work began in 2013 under the Northern Provincial Ministry of Urban Development, with only Phase I earth filling completed, while pavilion construction and turfing were unsuccessful. He added that Rs. 51 million allocated in 2022 for Phase III could not be used due to the abnormal national situation, and the project has since been abandoned without restarting.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Answer to Question No. 19 is as follows.
¶ 02 The development of the St. Lucia playground at Pallimunei is not undertaken by the Ministry of Sports; its funding is by the Urban Development Authority. Works at St. Lucia playground commenced in 2013 under the Northern Provincial Ministry of Urban Development; Phase I earth filling was completed. The construction of the pavilion and turfing failed. In 2022, Rs. 51 million allocated for Phase III could not be utilized due to the abnormal national situation, and works were abandoned; they have not restarted to date.
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Cite as: Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage – Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 4 March 2025. No. 1742359468086980. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/10279