The Hon. Dewananda Suraweera
A question was raised to the Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing about traders removed from Olcott Mawatha, Colombo 11 and relocated to shops at the Floating Market. It asked whether the Government is aware of poor sales at the new location, whether traders are seeking return to their former premises, whether restoration is possible, and what measures have been taken to improve the Floating Market.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing:
¶ 02 (a) (i) Were traders at Olcott Mawatha, Colombo-11 removed from their premises and given shops at the “Floating Market”? (ii) Are you aware those shops have failed due to insufficient sales? (iii) Are those traders demanding restoration of their previous places? (iv) If so, can those places be restored? (v) What steps have been taken to improve the “Floating Market”?
¶ 03 (b) If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. Dewananda Suraweera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 January 2025. No. 1738314169039521. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/10508