The Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe
Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe welcomed the assurance that funds would be allocated in 2026 for the Deegavapi–Alankulam agricultural road renovation. He raised concerns that Ampara District farmers suffered losses during the Maha harvest because wet paddy could not be sold at fair prices and private buyers purchased it cheaply, and asked whether paddy-drying machines could be installed at Paddy Marketing Board warehouses in Ampara.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, my first supplementary:
¶ 02 Thank you, Hon. Deputy Minister, for stating that funds will be allocated in 2026 for the Deegavapi–Alankulam agricultural road renovation. During this Maha harvest, Ampara District farmers could not sell wet paddy at a fair price, and private buyers purchased from poor farmers at low prices, causing big losses. Can paddy-drying machines be installed in the Paddy Marketing Board warehouses in Ampara?
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 3 March 2026 ·No. 23335 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 March 2026. No. 23335. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14808