The Hon. M.S. Abthul Wazeeth
Hon. M.S. Abthul Wazeeth raised a supplementary question regarding Vegamam farm lands in Pottuvil, originally permitted to middle-class farmers in 1950 but later abandoned due to terrorism and gazetted under the Department of Wildlife Conservation. He asked whether the Minister would ensure the release of the 186.4 hectares already identified for release under the new Cabinet committee’s land release process.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 My second supplementary:
¶ 02 Before Ampara District was separated from Batticaloa, in 1950, 131 middle-class farmers in Pottuvil were issued permits for about 1,900 acres at Vegamam. Due to terrorism in 1990, cultivation ceased and lands were abandoned; later they were gazetted as belonging to the Department of Wildlife Conservation. After reviews by politicians and officials, it was decided that only 186.4 hectares could be released. Even so, they have not been released. Under the new Cabinet committee’s land release list, can the Hon. Minister ensure that the 186.4 hectares of Vegamam farm lands are released?
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- Hansard, Friday, 23 January 2026 ·No. 23290 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. M.S. Abthul Wazeeth. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 January 2026. No. 23290. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14282