The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe
Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe stated that rice imports are being handled through an orderly tender process, with arrivals expected from 19 December and clearance of imported rice having begun from 12 December. He said permits were issued from 4 to 20 December to allow importers sufficient time and space to bring in required stocks, and argued that awarding the tender to Sathosa does not obstruct private sector imports.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 We opened a tender. According to our tender, rice will start arriving from the 19th. We opened the market in an orderly manner and we started importing rice through a tender in an orderly manner. Even if you say to give this task to the private sector, the rice does not come immediately on ships. It comes according to vessels departing the respective ports. For all those, we gave permission from the 4th to the 20th. Accordingly, the rice being brought has started to be cleared from the 12th. Therefore, giving the tender to Sathosa is not an obstacle. Those who bring rice were given adequate space to bring as much as needed.
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Cite as: The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 December 2024. No. 1735286612086554. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/12243