The Hon. Anura Karunathilaka
Hon. Anura Karunathilaka stated that the Government has begun resettlement work and allocated funds for it in the first Budget. He said 4,006 people remain to be resettled out of 38,693, and 2,025.80 acres remain to be released out of the original 23,850.72 acres. He added that further land releases are being carried out, subject to security and administrative procedures, with the aim of returning all lands to their original owners.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 As stated, we have started resettlement and allocated funds in our first Budget. Only 4,006 individuals remain to be resettled out of 38,693. Of the original 23,850.72 acres, 2,025.80 remain to be released. From April, within five months, significant extents have been released, though more remains to be done. Our task is to release all lands to original owners, considering security and administrative processes; we are in the process of doing so.
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Cite as: The Hon. Anura Karunathilaka. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 September 2025. No. 1758017450079419. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/10708