The Hon. Kumara Jayakody
Kumara Jayakody stated that the Trincomalee oil tanks require rehabilitation before they can be used, noting that 24 tanks remain with the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation while others had previously been transferred to India. He said rehabilitation has begun on four of the 24 tanks, with two completed and pipeline installation underway, and emphasized that storage can only begin after this work is finished. On Norochcholai coal plant environmental concerns, he said relevant agencies would report any damage and the Government would take appropriate action.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the Trincomalee oil tanks cannot be used without rehabilitation. We have commenced that work. Of the tanks belonging to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, 24 are with us. Your Government sold the others to India at that time. Out of the 24, rehabilitation work has begun on four; two have been completed and work is ongoing on the other two. The pipeline systems are being fully installed. Only after such work can we store. Do not speak like children; merely having tanks does not mean we can use them.
¶ 02 As for environmental issues from the Norochcholai coal plant, if there is damage, the relevant agencies will inform us of the status, and as a responsible Government we will take appropriate action. Do not doubt that. We are a Government elected by the people and we look after their issues.
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Cite as: The Hon. Kumara Jayakody. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 March 2026. No. 23335. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14770