The Hon. Manjula Suraweera Arachchi
Manjula Suraweera Arachchi asked the Minister of Energy for details on the Broadlands Hydropower Plant, including when construction began, whether it has been completed, and, if not, the reasons for any delay. He also requested a detailed account of compensation related to the project: the number of affected persons, payments already made with individual amounts, outstanding beneficiaries and sums due, and the expected date for completing all compensation payments.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Energy: (a) Will he inform this House— (i) the year on which the construction of the Broadlands Hydropower Plant was commenced; (ii) whether the construction of the said hydropower plant has been completed by now; and (iii) if not, the reasons for it? (b) Will he also inform this House— (i) the number of persons to be given compensation due to the construction of the said power plant; (ii) out of them, the number of persons to whom the total compensation has been paid by now and the amount of compensation paid to each of them, separately; (iii) the remaining number of persons who are to be given compensation; (iv) the name and the amount of compensation to be paid for each such person, separately; and (v) the date by which the compensation payments to individuals will be completed? (c) If not, why?
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 11 November 2025 ·No. 22786 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Manjula Suraweera Arachchi. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 11 November 2025. No. 22786. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/11869