The Hon. Eranga Gunasekara - Deputy Minister of Urban Development
On behalf of the Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development, the Deputy Minister stated that no fish deaths had been reported in Beira Lake, though deaths of swift-like birds were reported near the Gangaramaya area in January 2025. He said the Colombo Municipal Council conducted the relevant investigation and its report was not with the Ministry, while responsibilities for Beira Lake fall under relevant custodial institutions, including the Sri Lanka Land Development Corporation as detailed in an annex tabled in the Library.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, on behalf of the Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development, I table the answer.
¶ 02 (a)(i) No incident of fish deaths was reported in Beira Lake itself. However, in January 2025, deaths of swifts (sparrow-like birds) were reported near the Gangaramaya precinct of Beira Lake.
¶ 03 (a)(ii) As per (a)(i), investigations into the bird deaths were carried out by the Colombo Municipal Council; their report is not with this Ministry.
¶ 04 (a)(iii) The custodianship of reservoirs in Sri Lanka lies with various institutions, and they will act under the laws applicable to them. Regarding Beira Lake, the responsibilities of the Sri Lanka Land Development Corporation are detailed in the annex placed in the Library.
¶ 05 (b) Not applicable.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 22 October 2025 ·No. 22638 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Eranga Gunasekara - Deputy Minister of Urban Development. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 October 2025. No. 22638. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/12324