The Hon. Ruwan Wijeweera

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Monaragala· 23 January 2026 ·Oral question: Oral Questions: Heda Oya Irrigation, Thondaman Foundation, Schools, Hydropower, Sugar Factories, Ragama Town, Monaragala Lands, Badulla Cooperatives

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Ruwan Wijeweera highlighted that about 70% of Monaragala’s land falls under the Forest and Wildlife Departments and argued this represents a significant tourism asset. He asked whether the Government would streamline Forest Department approvals for tourism investments on such lands while maintaining conservation safeguards.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, around 70% of Monaragala’s land is under the Forest and Wildlife Departments—this is a huge tourism asset. Yet many investor proposals focus on these very lands, especially under the Forest Department, and approvals are slow and complex. Will you streamline the Forest Department’s approval process for tourism projects while safeguarding conservation?

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Source: Hansard, Friday, 23 January 2026 ·No. 23290 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ruwan Wijeweera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 January 2026. No. 23290. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14317