The Hon. (Prof.) A.-H.M.H. Abayarathna - Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government
The Minister stated that the Provincial Road Development Department has estimated Rs. 120 million for the reconstruction work and submitted it to the Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation. He added that the Road Development Authority has already allocated Rs. 40 million to the Batticaloa District Secretariat to begin initial construction, while the remaining part of the question was not applicable.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the answer is as follows.
¶ 02 (a) (i), (ii) Yes.
¶ 03 (b) Yes. The Provincial Road Development Department has prepared an estimate of Rs. 120 million for reconstruction and submitted it to the Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation. The Road Development Authority (RDA) has already provided Rs. 40 million to the Batticaloa District Secretariat to commence initial construction.
¶ 04 (c) Not applicable.
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