The Hon. Waruna Liyanage
Waruna Liyanage asked the Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing about the acute shortage of drinking water in several Divisional Secretary’s Divisions in the Ratnapura District, noting related hardships, health problems, and inadequate water supply systems. He requested details on progress under Phase 2 of the Visal Ratnapura Water Supply Project, plans for additional projects in uncovered areas, the number of ongoing community water supply projects in the district, and whether new community water projects will be initiated.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing:
¶ 02 (a) Is he aware that— (i) there is an acute shortage of drinking water in many Divisional Secretaries’ Divisions of the Ratnapura District; (ii) people are facing severe hardships and health problems as a result; and (iii) lack of proper water supply systems has aggravated the scarcity?
¶ 03 (b) Will he inform this House— (i) the extent of work completed under Phase 2 of the “Visal Ratnapura Water Supply Project”; (ii) whether new projects will be initiated to provide water to areas not covered after completion of Phase 2; (iii) the number of community water supply projects currently being implemented in the Ratnapura District; and (iv) whether steps will be taken to initiate new community water supply projects?
¶ 04 (c) If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. Waruna Liyanage. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 1 March 2025. No. 1741955797040395. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/148