Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam
Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam asked about the 2025 Eastern Province allocation and the portion earmarked for Batticaloa District through the Provincial Ministry, noting that MPs lack clarity on projects being undertaken by the Eastern Provincial Council. He highlighted additional deteriorated roads, including Unnichchai–Pavakkodichchenai and Kiran–Pulipaindakal, and asked whether provincial funds could be used for their rehabilitation. He also questioned when Provincial Council elections would be held, given the absence of a functioning council.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 My second supplementary: Beyond the three roads asked—Bakki-ella, Ambilanturai, Villukulam—other roads are also in disrepair, such as Unnichchai–Pavakkodichchenai in Vavunativu DS, and Kiran–Pulipaindakal in Kiran DS. What is the Eastern Province allocation for 2025? How much of that is for Batticaloa District via the Provincial Ministry? At the last District Development Committee, the Governor cited a figure, but as MPs we are unaware of what projects the EPC is undertaking. With no functioning Provincial Council, when will elections be held? Meanwhile, how much funding is allocated to EPC and to Batticaloa, and can those funds be used to rehabilitate Unnichchai–Pavakkodichchenai and Kiran–Pulipaindakal?
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Cite as: Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 April 2025. No. 1747999742032122. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/11227