The Hon. Dinindu Saman Hennayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Badulla· 15 March 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Provisions for Electricity to Isolated Villages and Houses (Q.429/2025)

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Hon. Dinindu Saman Hennayake questioned whether CEB projects costing around Rs. 36 million each had proceeded through special approvals without proper prioritization or due process, allegedly under political influence. He asked the Minister whether such projects are being reviewed and what institutional measures will be introduced to prevent irregular implementation in the future.

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¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, my first supplementary:

¶ 02 Hon. Minister, projects of this nature appear to proceed on special approvals and have incurred around Rs. 36 million each. Often they proceed without prioritization or due process, influenced by political authority. Are you reviewing such projects within the CEB, and what institutional measures will you take to prevent such irregular implementations in future?

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Source: Hansard, Saturday, 15 March 2025 ·No. 1745317151078324 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Dinindu Saman Hennayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 15 March 2025. No. 1745317151078324. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/11535