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The Hon. Ajith P. Perera

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Kalutara· 22 July 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Construction of Milleniya Export Processing Zone (Q.5/2024)

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Ajith P. Perera asked the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development for details on the Milleniya Export Processing Zone in Bandaragama, including the status of land acquisition, compensation paid, and Board of Investment expenditure on roads, water supply, and electricity. He also sought information on the progress of the zone’s road development and whether the Government would complete the remaining work, describing the EPZ as a project of national importance.

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¶ 01 CONSTRUCTION OF MILLENIYA EXPORT PROCESSING ZONE: DETAILS Question No. 223/2024 to the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development: (a) Will he inform this House— (i) the progress of the land acquisition process for the Export Processing Zone (EPZ) in which construction has commenced by the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka in Milleniya, Bandaragama, Kalutara District; (ii) the total compensation paid so far for the acquired lands; (iii) the amounts spent by the Board of Investment separately for the road system, pipe-borne water and electricity supply for the above EPZ; (iv) the progress of the development of the road system of the zone; and (v) whether steps will be taken to complete the remaining development work of the EPZ, considering it a project of national importance? (b) If not, why?

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Hansard, Tuesday, 22 July 2025 ·No. 1753443916033328 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ajith P. Perera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 July 2025. No. 1753443916033328. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13590