The Hon. (Mrs.) Sagarika Athauda, Attorney-at-Law (on behalf of the Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake)
A question was raised to the Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation regarding land acquisition issues connected to the Central Expressway project. It asked whether the Minister is aware that many affected landowners have not yet received compensation, whether a payment methodology has been prepared, the reasons for any absence of such a mechanism, and when delayed compensation will be paid.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation:
¶ 02 (a) Is he aware that— (i) various problems have arisen during the acquisition of lands for the construction of the Central Expressway; and (ii) compensation has not been paid so far to a large number of landowners for lands acquired?
¶ 03 (b) Will he inform this House— (i) whether a methodology has been prepared for the payment of compensation payable to them; (ii) if not, the reasons; (iii) whether he is aware the compensation payment has been delayed for a long time; and (iv) if so, the time it will take to pay the said compensation?
¶ 04 (c) If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. (Mrs.) Sagarika Athauda, Attorney-at-Law (on behalf of the Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake). 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 June 2025. No. 1750929357043199. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14539