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The Hon. (Mrs.) Sagarika Athauda, Attorney-at-Law (on behalf of the Hon. Susantha Kumara Nawarathna)

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Kegalle· 17 June 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Questions Second Round Q.875/2025 and Related Questions

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A question was raised to the Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation seeking details on the Sri Lanka Transport Board’s regional workshops, including their number and locations. It specifically asked whether a proposed tyre manufacturing factory at the Medawachchiya Regional Workshop had been recognized by the Ministry, the funds allocated for it, and its progress as of 28 February 2025, or reasons if such information could not be provided.

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¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation:

¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House— (i) the number of regional workshops owned by the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB); (ii) the areas where they are established; (iii) whether he is aware that a proposal had been made to start a tyre manufacturing factory within the Medawachchiya Regional Workshop of SLTB; (iv) if so, the amount allocated for that; and (v) its progress as at 28.02.2025?

¶ 03 (b) If not, why?

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Hansard, Tuesday, 17 June 2025 ·No. 1750929357043199 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Mrs.) Sagarika Athauda, Attorney-at-Law (on behalf of the Hon. Susantha Kumara Nawarathna). 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 June 2025. No. 1750929357043199. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14541