The Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe

¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, I am not satisfied, as I specifically asked whether paddy-drying machines could be provided to PMB stores in Ampara in the future.

¶ 02 My second supplementary:

¶ 03 Due to the incomplete Sambukalappu–Periyakalappu drainage scheme, about 8,500 acres of paddy fields in Attalachenai, Akkaraipattu, Alayadivembu, and Thirukkovil are submerged. Similarly, due to the incomplete Karaivagupattu drainage scheme, about 3,000 acres in Samanthurai, Karaitivu, Sainthamaruthu, Kalmunai, and Narpittimunai remain flooded. In Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation Sectoral Oversight Committee meetings at the Parliament Complex, chaired by Hon. Lal Kantha, it was decided to hold a special meeting with Ampara District MPs and senior irrigation officials. Hon. Deputy Minister, you and other deputies attended those committee meetings, yet this special meeting has not been held. Can arrangements now be made to conduct that meeting?