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The Hon. Rishad Bathiudeen

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Vanni· 24 February 2025 ·Debate: Debate: Second Reading of Appropriation Bill, 2025 - Sixth Allotted Day

Infrastructure
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Hon. Rishad Bathiudeen supported the preceding suggestion and added that a Mannar–Puttalam road is also needed. He argued that this route would be 100 kilometres shorter than existing alternatives.

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¶ 01 That is also a good suggestion. But we need a Mannar–Puttalam road too; it is 100 km shorter than alternatives.

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Hansard, Monday, 24 February 2025 ·No. 1741236032093385 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Rishad Bathiudeen. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 24 February 2025. No. 1741236032093385. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/11739