The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Hon. Bimal Rathnayake informed Parliament that a rock-blasting operation to stabilize an NBRO-identified unsafe slope between Idalgasinna and Ohiya on the Badulla railway line caused rocks to fall onto the track, suspending services on that section. He stated that the Army, Railways Department staff and the contractor had been mobilized, with the aim of restoring Badulla line operations by the following night, while trains were operating only up to Nanu Oya that day.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I sought leave to make a statement. Hon. Speaker, on the Badulla railway line between Idalgasinna and Ohiya, at a location identified as unsafe by the NBRO, a rock was blasted last night to stabilize the slope. During rectification works, rocks fell onto the track, suspending train operations on that section. The Army, Department of Railways staff, and the blasting contractor have been mobilized. We aim to restore operations on the Badulla line by tomorrow night. Today, trains are operating up to Nanu Oya.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 19 November 2025 ·No. 22931 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 November 2025. No. 22931. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14056