The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament
The Minister provided details on 44 locomotives purchased between 2019 and 2022 at a total FOB cost of USD 115,111,596, including units from India and China across Classes 513, 514 and M11. He stated that all locomotives had been deployed, with 12 temporarily withdrawn for minor repairs. He further said the prescribed procurement process through Technical Evaluation and Procurement Committees had been followed, no fraud had been reported, and any credible future information on irregularities would be investigated.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Answer:
¶ 02 (a) (i) 44 locomotives. (ii) Total expenditure (FOB): USD 115,111,596.00
¶ 03 By type: - 513 (2019): 12 units — USD 26,543,316.00 - 513 (2022): 4 units — USD 8,847,772.00 - 514 (2019/2020): 18 units — USD 37,220,508.00 - M11 (2021): 10 units — USD 42,500,000.00 Total: 44 — USD 115,111,596.00
¶ 04 (iii) Engine numbers and countries: - Class 513: Nos. 959–970 (12) — India - Class 513: Nos. 993–996 (4) — India - Class 514: Nos. 971–988 (18) — China - Class M11: Nos. 949–958 (10) — India
¶ 05 (b) (i) All locomotives have been deployed in operation; at present 12 are temporarily withdrawn for minor repairs.
¶ 06 Temporarily withdrawn for minor repairs: - Class 513: 959, 960, 964 (3) - Class 514: 971, 974, 977 (3) - Class M11: 949, 950, 951, 952, 953, 957 (6) Total: 12
¶ 07 (ii) Reasons: Minor repair work.
¶ 08 (iii) The prescribed procurement process through Technical Evaluation Committees and Procurement Committees was followed; no fraud has been reported. However, if further credible information on irregularities surfaces, appropriate inquiries into the procurement processes will be undertaken.
¶ 09 (c) Not applicable.
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