The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Bimal Rathnayake responded to a proposal for the Vattuvakkal Bridge, asking that it also be raised with the President and at the District Coordinating Committee. He said the matter could be considered at the next Budget, subject to the country’s fiscal constraints and Treasury allocation, while noting that such projects are not legally within his ministry’s purview.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, please also propose this to the President and at your District Coordinating Committee. Given the fiscal situation, that is why I presented matters as I did. You have proposed Vattuvakkal Bridge; as I understand, we are ready to consider that at the next Budget. You are aware of the country’s financial constraints. We will make our best effort to meet such needs. Legally, I must state these are not within our purview. If funds are allocated by the Treasury, we will build these bridges properly.
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 December 2024. No. 1735286612086554. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/12066