The Hon. T.K. Jayasundara
Hon. T.K. Jayasundara raised concerns that Road Development Authority estimates for road crossings or drainage trenching in community water projects are often excessive and based on outdated methods, causing projects to stall. He cited a Rs. 47 million water project in Kallapatha, Elpitiya–Niyagama, where an RDA estimate of Rs. 2.4 million for a road crossing could not be met. He requested inter-ministerial action to provide relief by ensuring fair and minimal RDA estimates for such projects.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Minister, please pay special attention. My second supplementary is this.
¶ 02 In some places, when such projects proceed and you need to cross or trench a roadside drain, the RDA estimates a very high amount using old methods, stalling projects. For example, in an Elpitiya–Niyagama DS area project in Kallapatha, for a Rs. 47 million water project, we estimated only Rs. 2.4 million for the road crossing to the RDA, but actual needs appear lower. Because Rs. 2.4 million cannot be paid, the Rs. 47 million project is stalled. There are many such cases. Please discuss inter-ministerially to grant relief for community water projects by ensuring fair, minimal RDA estimates.
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Cite as: The Hon. T.K. Jayasundara. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 July 2025. No. 1752482630017444. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/10884