The Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam
Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam raised the issue of 221 abandoned tanks in Vavuniya under the Department of Agrarian Development and noted the Government’s stated intention to rehabilitate them. He questioned whether the Government would increase the current paddy purchasing limit of 2,500 kilograms per farmer, arguing that farmers cultivating up to five acres can produce around 10,000 kilograms and therefore receive limited benefit under the existing cap.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Thank you, Hon. Deputy Minister. My first supplementary:
¶ 02 Under the Department of Agrarian Development, there are 221 abandoned tanks in Vavuniya. You said these will be rehabilitated. Each farmer receives fertilizer assistance per acre; in our area a normal yield can be 2,000 kg per acre; over 5 acres that’s 10,000 kg. Yet the Government currently purchases only 2,500 kg per farmer, limiting benefit. Can that cap be increased?
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 4 March 2026. No. 23360. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13376