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The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Badulla· 18 December 2024 ·Oral question: Oral Questions (Questions 1–10)

Infrastructure
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Chaminda Wijesiri questioned the discrepancy between the written response on train services and reported operational problems across provinces. He cited curtailed services, broken engines, repair capacity gaps, delays and cancellations due to engine shortages, and asked how these realities are reconciled with the government’s answer.

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¶ 01 Thank you. My first supplementary: While the written answer looks satisfactory, in practice train services are curtailed in many provinces; engines are said to be broken; reports have shown repair capacity gaps. Timetables are not maintained, with frequent delays and cancellations, often citing engine shortages. How do you reconcile your answer with these on-the-ground realities?

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Hansard, Wednesday, 18 December 2024 ·No. 1735286612086554 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 December 2024. No. 1735286612086554. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/12045