The Hon. Waruna Liyanage
Hon. Waruna Liyanage raised concerns about water safety, including leptospirosis risks linked to water source areas, and said treatment plants would be needed. He questioned the statement that there is no Phase 2 of the “Visal Ratnapura” water project, noting that coordination meetings had referred to limited works comparable to a second phase. He requested Budget funding to extend the project by about five kilometres to supply the Alapatha Divisional Secretariat Division, which remains without water despite the source being located there and faces recurring landslides.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 We identify sources and install treatment plants. There is also the issue of leptospirosis linked to source areas; people consuming water face difficulties. Hence treatment plants will be needed going forward.
¶ 02 Second supplementary: You said there is no Phase 2 of “Visal Ratnapura,” but during coordination meetings we were informed there is a second phase. Due to lack of funds, NWSDB proceeded with limited works, and we considered it akin to Phase 2, aiming to supply the Alapatha DS Division—about another five kilometres—since the source is in Alapatha. Yet Alapatha still has no water; the DS Division experiences landslides twice a year. Can funds be allocated in the Budget for “Visal Ratnapura” to extend supply to Alapatha?
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- Hansard, Saturday, 1 March 2025 ·No. 1741955797040395 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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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/152