The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media (on behalf of the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation)
The Minister, replying on behalf of the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation, stated that land-release proposals could be submitted to Cabinet after consultations, but lands at Palliyadiwattai cannot currently be released due to ongoing legal proceedings. He added that relevant institutions may coordinate action based on public and institutional requests while taking the court process into account.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, on behalf of the Minister, I provide the answer:
¶ 02 (a) (i) Yes.
¶ 03 (ii) After consultations, a proposal can be presented to the Cabinet of Ministers. However, with respect to the lands at Palliyadiwattai, legal proceedings are ongoing; therefore, those lands cannot be released at this time.
¶ 04 (iii) Yes.
¶ 05 (iv) Upon consultation of public requests and requests from relevant institutions in the area, and taking into account ongoing court proceedings, relevant institutions can coordinate and proceed accordingly.
¶ 06 (b) Not applicable.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media (on behalf of the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation). 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 24 November 2025. No. 23008. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/15254