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The Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Kurunegala· 8 July 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Drinking Water Supply Projects and Deduru Oya Reservoir (Q. 793/2025)

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Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake asked whether the halted Bamunakotuwa–Katupotha water supply project, drawing from Deduru Oya and intended to address drinking water shortages in Chariyapola, Panduwasnuwara and Hettiyapola, would be restarted. He also requested details on the budgetary allocation, noting reports that around Rs. 8 billion had been planned for the scheme.

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¶ 01 My second supplementary: A related scheme, the Bamunakotuwa–Katupotha project drawing from Deduru Oya, targeted Chariyapola and Panduwasnuwara areas up to Hettiyapola, which face severe drinking water shortages. We hear roughly Rs. 8 billion was to be spent. Will the halted project be restarted, and what allocation is provided?

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Hansard, Tuesday, 8 July 2025 ·No. 1752482630017444 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 July 2025. No. 1752482630017444. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/10851