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The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake

New Democratic Front· Badulla· 20 August 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: National Gem and Jewellery Authority Property (Q.4/2024)

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Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake asked the Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development about a National Gem and Jewellery Authority building and land at Galle Face Terrace, Kollupitiya, which he said had subsided due to adjacent construction by a Renuka Holdings-affiliated company. He sought confirmation of the Authority’s legal action against Renuka Holdings and asked whether the Government-appointed Board of Directors planned to settle the case and sell the property to the company, or to explain if not.

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¶ 01 Question to ask the Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development:

¶ 02 (a) Is he aware that— (i) there is a building and land belonging to the National Gem and Jewellery Authority at Galle Face Terrace, Kollupitiya; (ii) the said building has subsided due to the impact of construction of a new 32-storey building by Renuka Holdings’ affiliated Galle Face Properties on the adjacent lots (Nos. 27, 27A, 27B, Uttarananda Mawatha, Colombo 03); and (iii) a case has been filed by the Authority against Renuka Holdings?

¶ 03 (b) Will he inform this House whether it has been planned to settle the case and sell the relevant building and land to Renuka Holdings in accordance with a decision of the Board of Directors appointed by the present Government?

¶ 04 (c) If not, why?

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Hansard, Wednesday, 20 August 2025 ·No. 1756378373069107 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 August 2025. No. 1756378373069107. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/16100