Hon. Imran Maharoof
Hon. Imran Maharoof asked the Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing for details on drinking water coverage in Trincomalee District, including areas served and not served by the National Water Supply and Drainage Board. He highlighted severe difficulties faced by about 5,000 families in Kuchchaveli, Pudavaikattu, Tiriyai and Salappaiyaru, and requested information on plans to supply water to those areas and improve district-wide facilities. He also sought data on water-supply interruptions in Kinniya DS Division between 1 January 2022 and 1 January 2024 and the reasons for them.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing:
¶ 02 IMPROVEMENT OF DRINKING WATER FACILITIES IN TRINCOMALEE DISTRICT: PLANS (427/2025)
¶ 03 (a) Will he inform this House— (i) separately, the areas in Trincomalee District provided with drinking water by the NWSDB and those not provided; (ii) whether he is aware that about 5,000 families in Kuchchaveli, Pudavaikattu, Tiriyai and Salappaiyaru in the Kuchchaveli DS Division face severe difficulties as NWSDB has not provided water there; (iii) whether plans exist to expeditiously supply water to those areas; and (iv) whether there are plans to improve drinking water facilities district-wide?
¶ 04 (b) Will he also inform— (i) the number of hours of water-supply interruptions in Kinniya DS Division from 01.01.2022 to 01.01.2024; and (ii) the main reasons for such interruptions?
¶ 05 (c) If not, why?
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Cite as: Hon. Imran Maharoof. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 April 2025. No. 1747715041076408. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/15072